TY - RPRT AU - Kocher, Martin G. AU - Pogrebna, Ganna AU - Sutter, Matthias TI - Other-Regarding Preferences and Leadership Styles PY - 2009/Mar/ PB - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) CY - Bonn T2 - IZA Discussion Paper IS - 4080 UR - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp4080 AB - We use a laboratory experiment to examine whether and to what extent other-regarding preferences of team leaders influence their leadership style in choice under risk. We find that leaders who prefer efficiency or report high levels of selfishness are more likely to exercise an autocratic leadership style by ignoring preferences of the other team members. Yet, inequity aversion has no significant impact on leadership styles. Elected leaders have a higher propensity than exogenously assigned leaders to use a democratic leadership style by reaching team consensus. Male leaders and leaders influenced by group membership tend to employ a democratic leadership style. KW - other-regarding preferences KW - unobserved heterogeneity KW - leadership style ER -