We study whether one reason behind female underrepresentation in leadership is that female leaders are less effective … effective leaders potentially self-confirming. We find no evidence that such bias impacts actual leadership performance …

, subjects can apply for leadership, whereas in the control treatment, we assign leadership randomly. Results reveal that women … leaders, we find that sorting into leadership is not related to individual honesty preferences. In the control we find that … leadership, as they align dishonest behavior with their belief on group members' honesty preferences. …

performance time-wise, but also team organization, without reducing the originality of solutions. Hence, leadership encouragements …Companies increasingly shift from hierarchical to team-based organizational structures. Scholars and practitioners … alike have emphasized the potential of leadership to foster performance in these settings. However, the causal impact of …

show that if the choice of leadership in a team is imprecise or noisy - which may arguably be the case if appointment …We model leadership selection, competition, and decision making in teams with heterogeneous membership composition. We … selected as team members. On the contrary, and in line with what has been called the "Apollo effect," a "dream team" consisting …

We analyze the effect of the coach's gender on risk-taking in women sports teams using data taken from National … Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball games. We find that the coach's gender has a sizable and significant effect on …

environments, we use a laboratory experiment in which we form groups and assign leadership roles at random. We study an environment …

relationship between leadership and the spread of conspiracy theories. We propose that leaders spread conspiracy theories in …

Women continue to be underrepresented in corporate leadership positions. This paper studies the role of social … affects the gender gap in senior managerial positions. Merging administrative data from a top-10 U.S. business school with … related to gender-specific advice, (ii) higher ambitions and self-confidence, and (iii) increasing support from male MBA peers …