The positive group affect spiral: a dynamic model of the emergence of positive affective similarity in work groups
这篇概念性论文提出了一个动态模型，解释工作群体中积极情感相似性如何通过情感分享和相似性吸引机制形成自我强化的螺旋，并探讨了领导力、组织犬儒主义等因素的影响。
Abstract This conceptual paper seeks to clarify the process of the emergence of positive collective affect. Specifically, it develops a dynamic model of the emergence of positive affective similarity in work groups. It is suggested that positive group affective similarity and within‐group relationship quality are reciprocally interrelated in the form of a self‐reinforcing spiral, which is driven by mechanisms of affective sharing and affective similarity‐attraction between group members. We label this spiraling relationship ‘Positive Group Affect Spiral.’ This spiral is proposed to continuously strengthen both the similarity of group members' positive affect and the quality of their interpersonal relationships in a dynamic process. Further, we embed the Positive Group Affect Spiral into a framework of contextual factors that may diminish or strengthen its functioning, considering the potential impacts of charismatic leadership, individuals' or subgroups' organizational cynicism, group and organizational emotion norms, and organizational identity. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.