Adopting a cognitive and follower‐centric approach to charismatic leadership, we hypothesized that followers show lower levels of cognitive effort, reflected in superficial processing of factually correct information when listening to and viewing a charismatic leader. Participants recognized fewer messages in the charismatic compared to the neutral leader conditions. Exploratory analyses provided mixed results for an interaction effect of leader charisma and sex on detecting and remembering false information. Our studies offer first insights into the cognitive outcomes of the charismatic signaling process.
| Asset Type: | Publications |
| Collection: | Other Philippine Publications |
| Subject: | Charisma, Leadership, Followership, Information processing, Cognitive effort |
| Author: | Lara H. Engelbert, Michiel van Elk, Michal Kandrik, Jan Theeuwes, Mark van Vugt |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
