Emergence of Leadership within a Homogeneous Group.

ABSTRACT: Large scale coordination without dominant, consistent leadership is frequent in nature. How individuals emerge from within the group as leaders, however transitory this position may be, has become an increasingly common question asked. This question is further complicated by the fact that in many of these aggregations, differences between individuals are minor and the group is largely considered to be homogeneous. In the simulations presented here, we investigate the emergence of leadership in the extreme situation in which all individuals are initially identical. Using a mathematical model developed using observations of natural systems, we show that the addition of a simple concept of leadership tendencies which is inspired by observations of natural systems and is affected by experience

SUBMITTER: Eskridge BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4520564 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature