Publication: The strength of weak leaders: an experiment on social influence and social learning in teams
The strength of weak leaders: an experiment on social influence and social learning in teams
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Buechel, B., Klößner, S., Lochmüller, M., & Rauhut, H. (2020). The strength of weak leaders: an experiment on social influence and social learning in teams. Experimental Economics, 23, 259–293. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10683-019-09614-1
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We investigate how the selection process of a leader affects team performance with respect to social learning. We use a laboratory experiment in which an incentivized guessing task is repeated in a star network with the leader at the center. Leader selection is either based on competence, on self-confidence, or made at random. In our setting, teams with random leaders do not underperform. They even outperform teams with leaders selected on self-confidence. Hence, self-confidence can be a dangerous proxy for competence of a leader. We
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- Buechel, Berno
- Klößner, Stefan
- Lochmüller, Martin
- Rauhut, Heiko
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Buechel, B., Klößner, S., Lochmüller, M., & Rauhut, H. (2020). The strength of weak leaders: an experiment on social influence and social learning in teams. Experimental Economics, 23, 259–293. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10683-019-09614-1