Voice pitch and the labor market success of male chief executive officers

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 243-248

  Mayew, William J ^a   Parsons, Christopher A ^b   Venkatachalam, Mohan ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate leadership; Dominance; Voice pitch

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879133884     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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