ERIC Number: EJ807774
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 26
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Leading by Example in a Public Goods Experiment with Heterogeneity and Incomplete Information
Levati, M. Vittoria; Sutter, Matthias; van der Heijden, Eline
Journal of Conflict Resolution, v51 n5 p793-818 2007
We study the effects of leadership on the private provision of a public good when group members are heterogeneously endowed. Leadership is implemented as a sequential public goods game where one group member contributes first and all the others follow. Our results show that the presence of a leader increases average contribution levels but less so than in case of homogeneous endowments. Leadership is almost ineffective, though, if participants do not know the distribution of endowments. Granting the leaders exclusion power does not lead to significantly higher contributions. (Contains 6 tables, 4 figures and 14 notes.)
Descriptors: Participation, Group Activities, Cooperation, Leadership, Prosocial Behavior, Sharing Behavior, Influences, Social Influences
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Language: English
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