Papers
Acting superior but actually inferior?: Correlates and consequences of workplace arrogance. (2010)
"...(while) constructs such as narcissism and hubris have been measured, they are not synonymous with arrogance..." Russell E. Johnson, Michigan State University; Stanley B. Silverman, University of Akron; Aarti Shyamsunder,...
Written by: Johnson, Russell E. et al
Read moreAccounting as a facilitator of extreme narcissism. (2010)
"..special features of financial accounting facilitate extreme narcissism in susceptible CEOs. Extremely narcissistic CEOs are key players in a recurring discourse cycle facilitated by financial accounting language and measures. ...
Written by: Amernic, J and Craig R.
Read moreCorporate psychopathy: talking the walk. (2010)
"Better vetting procedures to assess psychopathic traits may help prevent those who excel at ‘‘talking the walk’’ from sliding into the pre-management ranks. Even so, it is likely that sour...
Written by: Babiak, Paul; Neumann, Craig S.; Hare, Robert D.
Read morePrejudice and truth about the effect of testosterone on human bargaining behaviour. (2010)
"...testosterone in women increased fair bargaining behaviour, reducing conflicts and increasing social efficiency. However, subjects who believed they'd received testosterone - regardless of whether they actually did - behaved much more unfairly than...
Written by: Eisenegger, C., Naef, M., Snozzi, R., Heinrichs, M., & Fehr, E.
Read moreFrom molecule to market: steroid hormones and financial risk-taking. (2010)
"We survey research on steroid hormones and their cognitive effects, and examine potential links to trader performance in financial markets. Preliminary findings suggest that cortisol codes for risk and testosterone...
Written by: Coates, Gurnell and Sarnyai.
Read moreSplendors and miseries of the brain. (2009)
"People in powerful positions who reject the idea that exercising their power changes their brain’s neurobiology would do well to reflect on Zeki’s work illustrating the vulnerability of brain chemistry to...
Written by: Zeki, Semir.
Read moreCognitive archaeology: uses, methods and results. (2009)
".. authors have used retrospective analysis to describe preclinical linguistic decline in written texts and spoken language samples. This paper reviews the methods available for classifying and comparing such samples, and presents...
Written by: Garrard, Peter.
Read moreSecond-to-fourth digit ratio predicts success among high-frequency financial traders. (Jan 2009)
"The second-to-fourth digit length ratio ... predicted the traders’ long-term profitability as well as the number of years they remained in the business. 2D:4D also predicted the sensitivity of their profitability...
Written by: Coates, Gurnell and Rustichini.
Read moreA note on trader Sharpe ratios. (2009)
"Financial traders are assessed by how much money they make per unit of risk taken, known as the Sharpe Ratio.. a population of experienced traders attain Sharpe Ratios significantly higher than the...
Written by: Coates and Page.
Read moreHubris syndrome: an acquired personality disorder? A study of US Presidents and UK Prime Ministers over the last 100 years. (May 2009)
"Qualities often associated with successful leadership can also be marked by impetuosity, a refusal to listen to or take advice and a particular form of incompetence when impulsivity, recklessness and frequent...
Written by: Owen and Davidson.
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