From an evolutionary perspective, followership is puzzling because it is not clear why
individuals would relinquish their autonomy and set aside their personal goals to follow …

Previous research suggests that women, more than men, experience negative outcomes
when they display dominance. A closer look, however, reveals ambiguity about the specific …

This is the first comprehensive overview of the'science of science,'an emerging
interdisciplinary field that relies on big data to unveil the reproducible patterns that govern …

This work has been funded by the Future of Life Institute, as part of the project Towards a
Code of Ethics for Artificial Intelligence Research, awarded under the FLI's 2015 project …

Virtually all discussions and applications of statistical mediation analysis have been based
on the condition that the independent variable is dichotomous or continuous, even though …

The pursuit of social rank is a recurrent and pervasive challenge faced by individuals in all
human societies. Yet, the precise means through which individuals compete for social …

Hierarchy has the potential to both benefit and harm team effectiveness. In this article, we
meta-analytically investigate different explanations for why and when hierarchy helps or …

Although hierarchies are thought to be beneficial for groups, empirical evidence is mixed.
We argue and find in 7 studies spanning methodologies and samples that different bases of …

Hierarchies are a ubiquitous form of human social organization. We hypothesized that 1
reason for the prevalence of hierarchies is that they offer structure and therefore satisfy the …

Autocratic leader behavior is often seen as negative for team morale and performance.
However, theories on social hierarchy suggest that autocratic leadership may also positively …