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- The Origins and Evolution of Leadership Current Biology,
Volume 19, Issue 19, 13 October 2009, Pages R911-R916 Andrew J.
King, Dominic D.P. Johnson and Mark Van Vugt SummaryHow groups
of individuals achieve coordination and collective action is an
important topic in the natural sciences, but until recently the
role of leadership in this process has been largely overlooked.
In contrast, leadership is arguably one of the most important
themes in the social sciences, permeating all aspects of human
social affairs: the election of Barack Obama, the war in Iraq,
and the collapse of the banks are all high-profile events that
draw our attention to the fundamental role of leadership and
followership. Converging ideas and developments in both the
natural and social sciences suggest that leadership and
followership share common properties across humans and other
animals, pointing to ancient ro