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This 2005 European Journal of Social Psychology article by David De Cremer and Eric van Dija reports two experiments examining how assigned leader roles affect resource-allocation decisions. Leaders took larger shares and deviated more from the equal-division rule than followers; Study 1 (N=81) found entitlement mediated this effect, and Study 2 (N=67) manipulated leader legitimacy and showed legitimate leaders felt more entitled and took more. The paper links findings to equity theory and cognitive role schemas and discusses implications for leadership and common-resource management.
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10.1002/ejsp.260
European Journal of Social Psychology, 2005
David De Cremer and Eric van Dija
Study 1: 81 participants; Study 2: 67 participants
Resource = 900 Dutch Guilders (409 euros); equal share = 180 (900/5)