Evolutionary Origins of Leadership and Followership

By M. van Vugt. 2006

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Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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It’s Not Just What is Said, but When it’s Said: A Temporal Account of Verbal Behaviors and Emergent Leadership in Self-Managed Teams (2019, background): “Although these teams have no formal hierarchy, some form of leadership usually emerges, because it helps teams to effectively coordinate their actions (Bass, 1954; Spisak, O’Brien, Nicholson, & van Vugt, 2015; van Vugt, 2006).”
Dominance styles mediate sex differences in Dark Triad traits (2015, background): “Human social status comes with increased access to resources and mates (Sadalla, Kenrick, & Vershure, 1987; Van Vugt, 2006) and higher socioeconomic status is typically associated with better health (Sapolsky, 2004).”
How do leadership motives affect informal and formal leadership emergence (2013, unknown): “Overall, we argue that because one’s MTL represents his or her inclination to influence others (Chan & Drasgow, 2001; Kark & Van Dijk, 2007) because of their identity as leaders, the social influence they experience, and their agreeable disposition, we expect that individuals who are high on the MTL”
Individual personality traits influence group exploration in a feral guppy population (2014, background): “An important issue, however, is how individuals within a group reach consensus about the type and timing of certain activities in order to generate this conformity (Van Vugt 2006).”
The Evolution of Authoritarian Processes: Fostering Cooperation in Large-Scale Groups (2008, background): “Van Vugt, M. (2006). Evolutionary origins of lead-”
Facing the situation: Testing a biosocial contingency model of leadership in intergroup relations using masculine and feminine faces (2012, background): “Keywords: Leadership Evolution Intergroup relations Masculine–feminine Face perception In recent years the science of leadership has made a number of advancements through the application of an evolutionary perspective (Van Vugt, 2006; Van Vugt, Hogan, & Kaiser, 2008).”
The evolutionary psychology of leadership (2014, background): “Behavioral experiments show that individuals who make higher team contributions are more often chosen as group leaders (Hardy & van Vugt, 2006).”
Coordination of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in a Stag Hunt Game (2011, background): “The second solution requires individuals that impulsively decide in favor of their own selfish interests and hence become passive leaders, i.e., by taking the lead they unintentionally prompt others to join in (King et al. 2009; Van Vugt 2006).”