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Leadership and affect: moving the hearts and minds of followers

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van Knippenberg, Daan, van Kleef, Gerben A.·2016·Academy of Management Annals
DOI 10.5465/19416520.2016.1160515
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We provide an integrative review of the empirical literature on leadership and affect (emotion, mood, and affective dispositions), which is first and foremost a literature on leader displays of affect. We conclude that the influence of leader affective displays can be understood through the mediation paths of emotional contagion and cognitive interpretation of affect in combination with the first- and second-stage moderators of these paths. We also conclude that the common yet overly simplistic notion that leader displays of positive affect are more effective than leader displays of negative affect can in important part be attributed to an overreliance on subjective ratings as indicators of leadership effectiveness, whereas behavioral indicators of leadership effectiveness suggest a more contingent view of the effectiveness of positive and negative affective displays. We propose that to bolster and further develop these conclusions, we need (a) more research focusing on moderation in dual-path mediation; (b) development of theory about cognitive interpretations following leader affective displays; and (c) more sophisticated models of the difference amongst different affective states to better capture the complexity of their effects. We also outline how evidence regarding the role of follower affect in response to leadership more generally points to the potential for integration of affective and non-affective models of leadership.

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  • Effective leadership may depend heavily on a leader's ability to both proactively and reactively manage the emotions of those under them.

    “Consequently, effective leadership may depend heavily on a leader's ability to both proactively and reactively manage the emotions of those under them [58,59].”

    From Emotional intelligence, leadership, and work teams: A hybrid literature review. (2023) · cites this paper as [59]

  • Taken together, social exchange theory and social learning theory within the moral forms of leadership literature draw similar conclusions about leaders' effects on followers as the leadership and affect literature.

    “Taken together, these two theories within the moral forms of leadership literature draw similar conclusions about leaders' effects on followers as the leadership and affect literature (van Knippenberg & van Kleef, 2016).”

    From Taking Stock of Moral Approaches to Leadership: An Integrative Review of Ethical, Authentic, and Servant Leadership (2019) · cites this paper as van Knippenberg & van Kleef, 2016

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Authors
van Knippenberg, D., & van Kleef, G. A.
Affiliations
  • Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam
Venue
Academy of Management Annals
Publisher
Academy of Management
Published
2016-01
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pages
799-840
ISSN
  • 1941-6067 (ISSN-L)
  • 1941-6520
DOI
10.5465/19416520.2016.1160515
OpenAlex
W4249798570
Cited by
136
References
116
Citations by year
2026: 24 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 1
FWCI
18.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Academy of Management Annals (publishedVersion)
  • UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Leadership and Management in Organizations
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Employee Performance and Leadership
Keywords
leadership, affect, emotional contagion, positive affect, negative affect, leadership effectiveness

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