Emotional Contagion in Organizations: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Individual, Relational, and Contextual Dynamics of Emotions
ISBN: 978-1-78754-845-9, eISBN: 978-1-78754-844-2
Publication date: 24 September 2018
Abstract
Recently, scholars from a wide variety of disciplines have begun to study the influence of attention, mimicry, and social context on emotional contagion. In this chapter, we will review the classic evidence documenting the role of these factors in sparking primitive emotional contagion, especially in occupational settings. Then we will discuss the new evidence, which scholars have amassed to help us better understand the role of culture in fostering the ability to read others’ thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Finally, we will briefly speculate as to where future research might be headed.
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Citation
Hatfield, E., Rapson, R.L. and Narine, V. (2018), "Emotional Contagion in Organizations: Cross-Cultural Perspectives", Individual, Relational, and Contextual Dynamics of Emotions (Research on Emotion in Organizations, Vol. 14), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 245-258. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1746-979120180000014019
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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