The downside of looking like a leader: Power, nonverbal confidence, and participative decision-making

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2015, Pages 42-47

  Locke, Connson C ^a   Anderson, Cameron ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidence; Leadership; Nonverbal behavior; Overconfidence; Power; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922633463     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2014.12.004     Document Type: Article

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