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The Origins and Evolution of Leadership

Andrew King Orcid Logo, Dominic D.P Johnson, Mark Van Vugt

Current Biology, Volume: 19, Issue: 19, Pages: R911 - R916

Swansea University Author: Andrew King Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.cub.2009.07.027

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How groups of individuals achieve coordination and collective action is an important topic in the natural sciences, but until recently the role of leadership in this process has been largely overlooked. In contrast, leadership is arguably one of the most important themes in the social sciences. In t...

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ISSN: 0960-9822
Published: 2009
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