NICHE CONSTRUCTION AND THE EVOLUTION OF LEADERSHIP

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Spisak, Brian R.; O'Brien, Michael J.; Nicholson, Nigel; van Vugt, Mark
• 署名单位: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Columbia; University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Columbia; University of London; London Business School; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; University of Oxford
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0363-7425
• DOI: 10.5465/amr.2013.0157
• 发表日期: 2015
• 页码: 291-306
• 关键词: STRONG RECIPROCITY; social-structure; BEHAVIOR; COORDINATION; COOPERATION; culture; agriculture; TECHNOLOGY; PUNISHMENT; selection

摘要

We use the concept of niche construction the process whereby individuals, through their activities, interactions, and choices, modify their own and each other's environments as an example of how biological evolution and cultural evolution interacted to form an integrative foundation of modern organizational leadership. Resulting adaptations are formal structures that facilitate coordination of large, postagrarian organizational networks. We provide three propositions explaining how leadership processes evolve over time within and between organizations in order to solve specific coordination problems. We highlight the balancing act between self-interests and group interests in organizations and show how leadership must regulate this tension to maintain organizational fitness. We conclude with predictions about the future evolution of leadership in organizations.