Follower compliance tracks how well a leader embodies the group prototype

Evidence

SIT researchers such as Hogg and van Knippenberg (2003) imply that leader behaviors are able to influence follower social identity, thus affecting follower attitudes and behaviors. They suggest that followers are more likely to follow leaders who best represent the group as a whole (i.e., the prototypical group member). — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1765

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 1765
• XREF: connects to: No stable traits distinguish leaders from followers or predict effectiveness — Stephen Reicher, S. Alexander Haslam, and Nick Hopkins, Social identity and the dynamics of…, 27; Leadership acts on followers through collective group norms, not just individual exchange — Stephen Reicher, S. Alexander Haslam, and Nick Hopkins, Social identity and the dynamics of…, 34