Affect and Emotion - 9781593119607

Affect and EmotionNew Directions in Management Theory and Research\nAuthor(s): Ronald H. Humphrey\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781593119607, 978-1593119607\nSynopsis\nAffect and Emotion includes a variety of chapters by some of the most prominent scholars in the area of emotions and leadership, as well as chapters by rising stars. These chapters chart the direction of future research in affect and leadership in four main areas. First, several of these chapters make a convincing argument that leaders use emotional labor and other forms of emotional displays to influence followers and team members. Leaders may use emotional labor to manage relational identities, or to create favorable impressions on followers and to create trust. Leaders' active emotional displays increase vision related performance and perception of transformational leadership.\n\nSecond, one chapter reveals how emotions play an imp.