Duh!
Business analysts, who are paid to dryly evaluate and forecast the financial performance of the companies they cover, turn out to be vulnerable to what one research group has dubbed “charismatic” language in the CEOs’ vision statements. Certain words and imagery seems to push analysts’ emotional buttons. These analysts then skew their forecasts,
Just remember, these analysts are the smartest guys and talent like this has to be compensated, otherwise they may leave to more welcoming foreign land, like Dubai, where the party never stops.
P.S. I am sure “charisma” is just code for preferential treatment (or shares).
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