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Identity leadership: Managing perceptions of conflict for collective action

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Abstract We argue that how players perceive the attack-defense game might matter far more than its actual underlying structure in determining the outcomes of intergroup conflict. Leaders can use various… Click to show full abstract

Abstract We argue that how players perceive the attack-defense game might matter far more than its actual underlying structure in determining the outcomes of intergroup conflict. Leaders can use various tactics to dynamically modify these perceptions, from collective victimization to the distortion of the perceived payoffs, with some followers being more receptive than others to such leadership tactics.

Keywords: perceptions conflict; leadership; managing perceptions; identity leadership; conflict collective; leadership managing

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2019

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