Followers sometimes perform better when their leader expresses anger and sometimes when the leader expresses happiness. We propose that this inconsistency can be solved by considering potential conflict between leader emotions and follower social-relational goals, operationalized in terms of...

Research suggests that leader displays of positive affect are conducive to attributions of charisma. We qualify and extend this conclusion by arguing that this mainly holds for displays of positive affect that are associated with high levels of arousal. Results of a scenario experiment and a...