Do happy leaders lead better? Affective and attitudinal antecedents of transformational leadership

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Do happy leaders lead better? Affective and attitudinal antecedents of transformational leadership
The Leadership Quarterly

In a study of 357 managers using multiple methods and raters, we investigated how leaders' affective experience was linked to their transformational leadership. As predicted, we found that leaders who experienced more pleasantness at work were rated by their subordinates as more transformational, and this relationship was partially mediated by leaders' affective organizational commitment. Surprisingly, job satisfaction did not mediate this relationship. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

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The Leadership Quarterly Volume 27, Issue 1, February 2016, Pages 64–84

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