At the Helm, Kirk or Spock? The Pros and Cons of Charismatic Leadership
解释了魅力型领导为何评价不一，分析了其何时有效、哪些群体更偏好魅力型领导，以及魅力如何导致领导在其他方面表现更差。
Charismatic leaders are often desired. At the same time, experience, especially with demagogues, as well as social science studies, raise doubts about such leaders. This paper offers explanations for charismatic leadership’s “mixed report card.” It offers insights into why and when charismatic leadership can be effective; which, when, and why certain groups will prefer more to less charismatic leaders; and how being more charismatic can make leaders worse in other dimensions, particularly causing them to work less hard on their followers’ behalf.