Affect and Emotions

Question 1

Staw & Barsade (1993)

Answer 1

tested two conflicting theories regarding affect disposition and managerial performance.

• Affect disposition is the general tendency of individuals to experience a particular mood (positive or negative).
• Authors studied two dimensions of managerial performance vs. decision making and interpersonal effectiveness. T
• *Found that positive affect was positively and significantly related to higher performance in both dimensions.