Niche Construction and the Evolution of Leadership
用生态位构建概念解释领导力如何从生物与文化演化互动中形成，提出三个命题说明领导过程如何解决组织协调问题，并预测未来演化方向。
We use the concept of niche construction—the process whereby individuals, through their activities, interactions, and choices, modify their own and each other's environments—as an example of how biological evolution and cultural evolution interacted to form an integrative foundation of modern organizational leadership. Resulting adaptations are formal structures that facilitate coordination of large, postagrarian organizational networks. We provide three propositions explaining how leadership processes evolve over time within and between organizations in order to solve specific coordination problems. We highlight the balancing act between self-interests and group interests in organizations and show how leadership must regulate this tension to maintain organizational fitness. We conclude with predictions about the future evolution of leadership in organizations.