Edwin Hollander

Edwin P. Hollander (1927–2020) was an American social psychologist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Baruch College, City University of New York. He was a major figure in the study of group and organizational leadership, best known for developing the idiosyncrasy credit model, which explains how followers grant high-status group members latitude for norm violations. His influential works include Leaders, Groups, and Influence (1964) and Leadership Dynamics (1978), and he received a distinguished career award from the International Association of Applied Psychology.