WHO MAKES A GOOD LEADER? COOPERATIVENESS, OPTIMISM, AND LEADING-BY-EXAMPLE.

We examine the characteristics of effective leaders in a simple leader-follower voluntary contributions game. We focus on two factors: the individual's cooperativeness and the individual's beliefs about the cooperativeness of others. We find that groups perform best when led by those who are coopera...

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Publicado en:	Economic Inquiry Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 953 - 968
Autores principales:	GÄCHTER, SIMON, NOSENZO, DANIELE, RENNER, ELKE, SEFTON, MARTIN
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Wiley-Blackwell Oct2012
Materias:	Cooperativeness Optimism Leadership Influence Free-rider problem Organizational behavior Sociology of work
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