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Looking for hubris but finding realism in company annual report CEO letters to shareholders: an analysis using DICTION software (2014)
"Language with statistically significantly high scores for ‘realism’ and ‘human interest’ is not a distinctive marker of CEO hubris, but rather, is a generic feature of language use in letters to shareholders of CEOs of major companies. Amernic, J: Joseph L Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Craig, R: School of Accounting and Finance, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia Abstract...
Written by: Amernic, J. & Craig R.
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Reckless endangerment: The failure of HBOS. (2014)
"..looks at the failure of HBOS using a behavioural finance perspective, in particular considering the cognitive biases (such as over-confidence and groupthink) that may have led directors to underestimate the seriousness of the bank’s situation. Patrick McConnell, honorary fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Sydney; visiting lecturer, Trinity College, Dublin Journal of Risk Management in Financial In...
Written by: McConnell, Patrick.
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Jon Snow and Lord Owen to speak at Conference 2014 – “Leadership: stress and hubris”.
Save the date: next conference Monday 17 November 2014. A fascinating lineup of speakers is programmed for our next conference. Andy Haldane, Chief Economist of the Bank of England has now been confirmed to open the day with a keynote address. Other speakers include Jon Snow, journalist and longest-serving presenter of Channel 4 News; Lord David Owen, former Minister of Health and Foreign Secretary, Professor Adrian Furnham...
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The psychology of power: temptation at the top. (2014)
"scrutinizes some of the best-known politicians… (and finds) all gave in to a slightly amended version of the seven temptations or mortal sins.." Jaap van Ginneken, psychologist and former Associate Professor in Communication Science at Amsterdam University, Netherlands. Palgrave Macmillan, 19 November 2014 “This book tests the disquieting hypothesis that our most powerful leaders acquire strange quirks at the top, ...
Written by: van Ginneken, Jaap .
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Hubris syndrome and the Arab spring: shared ideology or folie partagée? (2014). Can leaders’ hubris expand into a collective form?
"All the deposed rulers in the Arab Spring appear to fulfil the proposed diagnostic criteria for hubris syndrome as described by Lord Owen. They have been replaced by ‘democratically’ elected leaders with strong religious ideology. Salwa Khalil, Consultant Psychiatrist, Hallam Street Hospital, West Bromwich, UK Emad Salib, retired Consultant Psychiatrist, London, UK Published as Correspondence in Interna...
Written by: Khalil, Salib.
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Research proposals response “excellent”. (2014)
Daedalus Trust’s call for research proposals which closed on 15 April 2014 generated an “excellent” response, according to Professor Nick Bouras, chairman of the advisory group. “There was a high level of interest across the UK and internationally and the quality of proposals was uniformly strong. It’s clear there is a growing awareness amongst academics of the importance of exploring hubris, which Daedalus Trust believes is an occup...
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Exploring signs of hubris in CEO language (2014). Can software identify hubristic CEO-speak?
"Reports on the authors' study into whether DICTION computer-assisted text analysis software could help identify hubristic language from Chief Executive Officers. The results, although mixed, show some promise Amernic, J: Joseph L Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Craig, R: School of Accounting and Finance, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia Chapter contributed to ‘Communication a...
Written by: Amernic, J & Craig R.
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The dominance behavioural system: A multidimensional transdiagnostic approach. (2014)
"Donald Trump's ego may be the size of his financial empire, but that doesn't mean he's the picture of mental health. Eliot Tang-Smith and Stephen Chen, Department of Psychology, University of California; Sheri L. Johnson, Department of Psychology, University of California, and Center for Advanced Study of the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice 10 ...
Written by: Tang‐Smith, E., Johnson, S. L., & Chen, S.
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Conference 2014 video. Jon Snow: Charismatic leadership & the media
"Richard Branson is a handy starting point from which to try to explore the media’s involvement in this game because it is substantial. There’s no question that a lot of hubris is very handsomely stoked by the media." https://youtu.be/X5raREczLYE Long-serving Channel 4 journalist and presenter Jon Snow discusses 'Charismatic leadership - the role of the media'. Recorded at the Daedalus Trust-RSM conference 'Leadership: stress and hubris...
Written by: Snow, Jon.
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Conference 2014 video: Panel discussion with media representatives on charisma v competence
“How do the media magnify charisma when it’s a good thing, and deflate hubris when it needs to be?” “I think they do it very badly…” Jon Snow (long-serving Channel 4 journalist and presenter), Polly Toynbee (writer and journalist, columnist for the Guardian) and Stefan Stern (writer on business, politics and management, FT columnist) discuss charisma vs competence. Panel discussion chaired by Viscount Tom Chandos, Thomson Founda...
Written by: Stern, Stefan; Toynbee, Polly; Snow, Jon.
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