Based on the theory of emotional contagion and goal content, this study explored the positive associations between a leader's work passion and employees' work passion. This study investigated 364 employees and their immediate leaders from China, constructed a moderated mediation model, and used SPSS-PROCESS in conjunction with the Johnson-Neyman technique to analyze the data. The results showed that a leader's work passion was transferred to employees via emotional contagion, and the contagion process was moderated by leader–employee goal content congruence. This study provides a potential way to stimulate employees' work passion from the perspective of leader–employee interactions. Moreover, the limitations of the study and potential topics for future research are discussed.
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Li, J., Zhang, J., & Yang, Z. (2017). Associations between a leader’s work passion and an employee’s work passion: A moderated mediation model. Frontiers in Psychology, 8(AUG). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01447
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