Study links attraction to 'tyrannical' leaders to dysfunctional family dynamics
Monday, July 13, 2020 - 02:50
in Psychology & Sociology
Ever wonder how some leaders in business or politics who appear selfish, manipulative and domineering still manage to amass a following? A recent study in the Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies by San Francisco State University Assistant Professor of Management Dayna Herbert Walker found a connection between a person's childhood family environment and the types of leaders they're drawn to as grown-ups.