In this paper we model the interaction between leaders, their followers and crowd followers in a coordination game with … risk dominant actions in the population. The existence of leaders and their followers, plus the local interaction, which … followership shows that leader followership can also be locally stable around Pareto dominant leaders. The paper answers the …

Individual leaders have been central to the transformation of political institutions, organizations and many instances … of social and economic reform. Why are some leaders able to take advantage of opportunities to successfully catalyze … degree of effective leadership and dramatically alter the prospects for change. The framework also naturally allows us to …

We examine whether economic and military competence of political leaders affect their duration in office. We introduce …

We study whether national leaders' foreign education influences their foreign policy, measured by voting behavior at … abroad - makes leaders with foreign education more likely to vote with their host country. At the same time, such leaders … voting coincidence. To test this theory we make use of data on the educational background of 831 leaders and the voting …

Can political leaders change constituents' beliefs? If so, is it rhetoric, identity, or the interaction of the two that … messages. Our findings show that both leader messages and sources matter. Holding messages fixed, leaders persuade when …

Research on leadership in economics has developed in parallel to the literature in management and psychology and links … between the fields have been sparse. Whereas modern leadership scholars mostly focus on transformational and related … leadership styles, economists have mainly emphasized the role of contracts, control rights, and incentives. We argue that both …

The positive role of transformational leadership on productivity and mental well-being has long been established …. Transformational leadership behavior may be particularly suited to navigate times of crisis which are characterized by high levels of …' leadership styles on employees' performance, work style, and mental well-being in times of crisis. Using longitudinal …

In an auction market, the auctioneer exerts significant influence in choosing and administering a selling strategy. We … affected by how much discretion the auctioneer has in choosing the selling strategy. Specifically, we find that raising the …

errors in strategy implementation. In our data, we show that players indeed choose less lenient strategies in environments …