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Study Shows Testosterone is Bad For High-Stakes Decisions
itwbennett writes "According to a study by researchers at the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business, young CEOs with higher levels of testosterone in their system are 'more likely to initiate, scrap or resist mergers and acquisitions' — even when it's not in their best interest. 'We find a strong association between male CEOs being young and their withdrawal rate of initiated mergers and acquisition,' says Prof. Levi, whose research relies on the established correlation between relative youth and increased levels of testosterone. 'For instance, young CEOs, who have higher levels of testosterone, tend to reject offers even when this is against their interest.'"
Make castration a standard step of getting an MBA?
One way or the other its bound to make the world a better place ;-)
People replying to my sig annoy me. That's why I change it all the time.
There's a name for people who play people's emotions like a piano. It's not "young and brave". It's "sociopath" :p
A polar bear is a cartesian bear after a coordinate transform.
no, no, NO! it's not politically correct to call politicians that.
new sig
...not politically correct to call politicians...
I see what you did there...sneaky...
You tried to inject one of the biggest, baddest, most highly concentrated Oxymorons known to mankind('politically correct') into a funny jab at politicians!
You tricky devil. ;-)
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Apart from producing a more successful brand (geld?) of CEO, it will also test just how badly they really want the job. Of course the test can only be carried out once - unless you relieve them of a single testicle first, to see how they get on, with the option of taking the remaining one if they do dumb things. ..... That, itself might be all the motivation they need.
A handy side-effect would be a reduction in the number of sexual harassment suits against top executives.
politicians are like babies' nappies: they should both be changed regularly and for the same reasons
It is a bit counterintuitive and inconsistent with my experience (I've had sex with a lot of them) for young men with high testosterone levels to pull out.