People who believe the world's a social jungle more likely to admire aggressive bosses, study says
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People who view the world as a savage social jungle are more likely to admire antagonistic leaders, praising their competence, while those who see the social world as cooperative and benign might just call those leaders clueless, according to research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology titled "Savvy or Savage? How Worldviews Shape Appraisals of Antagonistic Leaders."
"Why do some people see antagonistic behavior in leaders—especially when it's particularly mean or forceful or disagreeable—as a sign of incompetence, while others view it as a mark of savvy leadership?" said Christine Nguyen, a doctoral student at Columbia Business School and co-author of the paper.
