In: Experimental economics, 2019, p. 1-35
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....
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In: Quality & Quantity, 2011, vol. 45, no. 6, p. 1331-1348
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In: Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, 2010, vol. 16, no. 1, p. 1-28
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(Working Papers SES ; 486)
We investigate how the selection process of a leader affects team performance with respect to social learning. We use a lab 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. Teams with random leaders do not underperform compared to rather competent...
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In: Social Forces, 2012, vol. 90, no. 3, p. 919-946
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