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Thus far the discussion on leadership action has mostly focused on instances of simple dyadic leader–follower relationships. This emphasis is a consequence of the methodological individualism of praxeology; group organization is ultimately explained by individual choices as dictated by the subjective theory of value.
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When two men want the same thing at the same time and it is only available to one of them there is a conflict of interest. Different authors may focus more or less on the importance of conflict versus cooperation. E.g. Hobbes (2006) famously had a rather dark view of life in society stating: “… if any two men desire the same thing, which nevertheless they cannot both enjoy, they become enemies; and in the way to their end (which is principally their own conservation, and sometimes their delectation only) endeavor to destroy or subdue one another.” Hobbes (2006) thus concluded that the life of man tends to be “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”.
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Tonsberg, T.A., Henderson, J.S. (2016). Meta Leadership. In: Understanding Leadership in Complex Systems. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40445-5_27
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