Despotism, Democracy, and the Evolutionary Dynamics of Leadership and Followership

American Psychologist

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-56

  Van Vugt, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEADERSHIP; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

DEMOCRACY; EVOLUTION; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 58849164950     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014178     Document Type: Article

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