Often phenomena that are important to understand and predict are very rare. Rare events
can prove difficult to analyze systematically because they do not generate many sampling …

This insightful Elgar Introduction comprises the first effort to provide a succinct overview of
the field of organizational paradox theory, exploring contradictions and tensions in …

Why do people often pursue social rank using coercive and potentially costly dominance-
oriented strategies (grounded in fear and intimidation) rather than noncoercive prestige …

The personalist dictatorship, or tyranny, installed in Russia contributed to the Russian
invasion of Ukraine and how Russia has fought. Tyranny is belligerent because the …

Polarization in society may hold consequences beyond the undermining of social cohesion.
Here we provide the first evidence highlighting the power of perceived moral polarization in …

The fields of leadership and economics have interacted very little until now. The aim of this
special issue on “economics and leadership” is to demonstrate the potential benefits of …

This article identifies the role governance plays in develo** physical infrastructure through
the utilization of natural resource rent as public investment for infrastructure development in …

Separated by longstanding differences, mainstream leadership scholarship and economics
have rarely conversed. In this paper, we contribute to the emerging conversation between …

This paper models the influence of political instability on long‐term economic growth. We
consider three political systems associated to real‐world political systems of increasing …

abstract The objective of this paper is to assess the effects of the separation of democratic
powers on structural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Indeed, reducing the …