follower
a person who accepts the leadership of another
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the follower as a role in leadership and groups, relay research on followership from management and social psychology sources, describe kinds of followers, and distinguish followers from disciples, adherents, fans and social media followers, noting that the registry aliases are misfiled.
In the WordNet sense, a person who accepts the leadership of another, the counterpart of a leader in a group, movement, religion or organisation; the registry aliases attached to this entry, such as absolutist, aerophile, aficionado, amoralist, amorist and animist, are unrelated WordNet person nouns that appear to have been attached by mistake and are not senses of follower.
What it is for: Not applicable; a social role.
It can be explain the role; relay followership research; describe kinds; distinguish related roles.
Distinguishing features
Accepts leadership
Counterpart of leader
Studied as followership
Misfiled aliases
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a person in a group.
Physical character
WordNet hypernym: person note
followership research: Kelley, 1988 note - follower typology
registry aliases: unrelated person nouns note - misfiled
How it is recognised
Person who accepts another s leadership
Followers in organisations, movements and religions
Disciples learn; adherents hold beliefs; fans admire; social media followers subscribe
Related models
is a kind of - in WordNet terms
is the counterpart of - in a group
is studied by - research
is contrasted with - who learns from a teacher
In practice
Families and kinds
followers in organisations
followers of political and social movements
religious followers and disciples
fans and supporters
social media followers
Identifiers
WordNet oewn-09786620-n hypernym: person
Standards and regulation
No regulation
Failure modes and hazards
Registry aliases attached in error
Confusing followers with fans or subscribers
Pejorative use
Analytical facets
- substance
- social
- origin
- conceptual
- agency
- inert
- mobility
- not-applicable
- scale
- not-applicable
- affordances
- observable
Also called
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Where this came from
oewn:2024 · CC BY 4.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a follower is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a follower, and how does the role differ from disciple, adherent, fan and social media follower? definition
- Is the question about the role, research, a kind or a misfiled alias? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What kinds of followers exist in organisations, movements and religions? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Research Followership.
Attribution.
Theory
Theory.
Theory
Theory.
- What do Kelley, Chaleff and others say about effective followership, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Psychology
Psychology.
Psychology
Psychology.
- What does social psychology say about conformity and obedience? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Practice Practice.
Application.
Organisations
Organisations.
Organisations
Organisations.
- How do organisations develop followers and leaders? provenance
- Which entry fits leadership? action
Movements
Movements.
Movements
Movements.
- How do movements attract and keep followers? provenance
- Which entry fits social movement? action
Context Registry note.
Context.
Aliases
Misfiled aliases.
Aliases
Aliases.
- Why are absolutist, aerophile, aficionado, amoralist, amorist and animist not senses of follower? provenance
- Which entry fits each of those words? action
Language
Language.
Language
Language.
- How is follower used in ordinary and online language? provenance
- Which entry fits social media? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should the misfiled aliases be removed from this entry?
- How should management sources be linked?
- The registry aliases absolutist, aerophile, aficionado, amoralist, amorist and animist are unrelated WordNet person nouns and should be detached