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American Economic Review Vol. 88 No. 5 1998

Toward an Economic Theory of Leadership: Leading by Example

Benjamin E. Hermalin

Abstract

This paper explores leadership within organizations. Leadership is distinct from authority because following a leader is a voluntary, rather than coerced, activity of the followers. This paper considers how a leader induces rational agents to follow her in situations when the leader has incentives to mislead them.

Volume
88
Issue
5
Pages
1188-1206
Sources
bibtex:phds-export.bib

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