Readings on Affect (Emotions and Mood)

I put together a reading list about an evolving trend in micro organizational behavior research – Affect. Browsing through Google Scholar, reading through abstracts and looking through some syllabuses for psychology and OB courses I found on the web, following is the plan I came up with for a seminar. 

 

Week 1 –General [...]

Emotions & Escalation of Commitment – A Coping Perspective on Negative Affect

The following post is a review/critique of :

Wong, K. F. E., Yik, M., & Kwong, J. Y. Y. (2006). Understanding the emotional aspects of escalation of commitment: The role of negative affect. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 282-297.

The article contributes to escalation of commitment research by investigating the integration of an emotional [...]