PSI News
July 26, 2011
Magical Thinking and Charismatic Leadership
Research by Michael Morris, Maia Young (UCLA) and Vicki Scherwin (CSU Long Beach) suggests that we attribute certain leaders to be charismatic through "magical thinking." Their paper, recently published in the Journal of Management, reveals how this deep-seated process in human cognition is involved in the attribution of charisma. Read the full press release