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CEOs with big signatures are more likely to overspend

A new study says big signatures are evidence of narcissism, which in the executive capacity can be detrimental to corporate health.

This final note on the way out today, in which we learn that size really does matter.

A study out of the University of North Carolina says CEOs who have big signatures are more likely to over-spend and have lower sales growth and revenues.

It’s a psychological thing, apparently. Big signatures are evidence of narcissism, which in the executive capacity can be detrimental to corporate health.

Interestingly, big-handwriting CEOs tend to have above-average compensation.

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