Paranoid CEOs hide from government, react strongly to competitors, says research
The higher CEOs score on measures of paranoia, the more likely they are to avoid lobbying government, according to new research of 925 CEOs across 774 firms.
The higher CEOs score on measures of paranoia, the more likely they are to avoid lobbying government, according to new research of 925 CEOs across 774 firms.
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Overconfidence has long been recognized as a critical problem in judgment and decision making.
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There has been a steady stream of popular literature in recent years telling women to "lean in," be more confident, and not worry about "imposter syndrome."
Social Sciences
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Stock investors mistakenly remember their past investments as better than they actually were, which leads them to be overconfident about how they'll perform in the future, according to our new study.
Economics & Business
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A pair of researchers, one from the University of Munich, the other the University of Amsterdam has found that people may behave with overconfidence as a means to persuade or deceive other people. In their paper published ...
Chief executives with big public personae ooze confidence. They are widely celebrated as innovative, forward-thinking, and value-creating, willing to take risks and make unconventional decisions. But what if they are too ...
Economics & Business
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Companies appear to structure compensation contracts and incentive pay based on a manager's personality traits, and not just firm characteristics, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Dallas.
Economics & Business
Mar 28, 2016
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Many recent, large-scale and international studies confirm that there are things outside of a child's natural intelligence that affect their academic performance.
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Studying events like the 2008 financial crisis in hindsight leads many to ask, "How could they have gotten it so wrong?"
Economics & Business
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Grave consequences can result from bad decisions made by people in leadership positions. Case in point: the 2009 Gulf of Mexico oil rig disaster. British Petroleum (BP) executives had downplayed potential risks associated ...
Economics & Business
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