. Students were randomly matched in teams of three and in each team we randomly chose a leader with the task of coordinating the … work of the team. We find a positive and significant effect of female leadership on team performance. This effect is driven … by the higher performance of team members in female led teams rather than due to an improvement in the leader …

We use a laboratory experiment to examine whether and to what extent other-regarding preferences of team leaders … selfishness are more likely to exercise an autocratic leadership style by ignoring preferences of the other team members. Yet … assigned leaders to use a democratic leadership style by reaching team consensus. Male leaders and leaders influenced by group …

In teamwork settings, providing effective leadership can be challenging for team leaders due to multitasking and the …, which can ultimately impede the productivity of the team. To address this problem, we conduct a field experiment at a … manufacturing firm, introducing a relative subjective performance evaluation of team leaders' leadership activities by their …

influence to women and are less likely to choose women to represent the team externally. We then replicate this finding in a new … authority, the second study also varied the gender of an assigned team leader. We find that a female leader substantially …