Sent to you by Tee via Google Reader: Black CEOs better off if they have a baby face via Black Politics on the Web by The Admin on 5/2/09
Mike Thomas, Chicago Sun-Times - “Baby face, you’ve got the cutest little baby face,” goes the classic lover’s ode. As it turns out, having an innocent-looking, oh-so-pinchable countenance may be attractive in non-amorous ways as well. But only if the baby face is black, according to a study spearheaded by Professor Robert Livingston of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. His findings — titled “The Teddy Bear Effect: Does babyfaceness benefit black CEOs?” — will be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Psychological Science. Livingston, an assistant professor of management and organizations, and co-author Nicholas Pearce defined “babyfaceness” by the following physical traits: rounder face, larger forehead, smaller nose, larger ears and fuller, pouty lips. They’re all part of what Livingston refers to as “disarming mechanisms.” Click here for more… ShareThis Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to Black Politics on the Web using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Black Focus Inc." group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Black-Focus-Inc?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
