A theory of leadership is proposed and tested. Leaders are characterized as those who have the ability to choose the … right direction more frequently than their peers. The theory implies that leaders tend to be more able, place themselves in … visible decision making situations more frequently, and are generalists. Also, the most able leaders should be found in the …

the role of social interactions with local female leaders for sustaining program impacts. The social interactions are … identified through the randomized assignment of leaders and other beneficiaries to different cash transfer packages. Random … exposure to leaders that received the largest package was found to augment short-term program impacts on households …

leadership. By observing both leaders and followers during the war and forty years after it, I establish that the most able … became wartime leaders, that leading by example from the front was an effective strategy in reducing desertion rates, and …The US Civil War provides researchers a unique opportunity to identify wartime leaders and thus to test theories of …

Despite the importance placed on supervision in the workplace, little is known about the effects of a boss' leadership … leaders. These effects are strongest for officers with high SAT scores. Junior officers who share the same home geographic … region, high SAT, and undergraduate institution as their bosses who also have strong leadership qualities retain at the …