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 …

Leadership theories in sociology and psychology argue that effective leaders influence
follower behavior not only through the design of incentives and institutions, but also through …

This chapter reviews recent developments in the extensive and growing experimental
literature on coordination games. Coordination is necessary whenever there exist multiple …

We study whether leaders influence the unethical conduct of followers. To avoid selection
issues present in natural environments, we use an experiment in which we create simple …

Charismatic leadership improves organizational performance. Charisma itself can be
defined as a repertoire of behaviors designed to communicate, however its constituents …

Change management interventions (CMIs) are intentional activities that managers employ to
facilitate planned organizational change by influencing employee receptivity to and adoption …

This chapter has two distinct parts. In Sections 2, 3, and 4 we discuss a number of technical
dimensions pertaining to the implementation of communication in laboratory experiments. 1 …

We address gender differences in leader effectiveness and followers' perceptions of leaders'
effectiveness. Our experimental design removes gender-linked factors that might affect …

We analyze the effect of election promises on electoral behavior in a laboratory experiment.
In the experiment, politicians can make nonbinding election promises about how to split an …

The fields of leadership and economics have interacted very little until now. The aim of this
special issue on “economics and leadership” is to demonstrate the potential benefits of …