id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_aytyd4iigffotcauijw3lcmnwe Philipp Geiler Beauty and appearance in corporate director elections 2018 25 .pdf application/pdf 8769 933 64 in corporate elections, as a better (higher rated) appearance measure of a director reduces voting dissent. While female directors generally experience lower voting dissent, their facial appearance does not affect Keywords: Appearance; beauty; competence; corporate elections; gender; behavioral finance, annual We also examine whether facial appearance matters more for executive than for nonexecutive directors, because the former bear direct responsibility for the corporate results facial appearance at corporate director elections as voting dissent decreases in a candidate's beauty does not affect voting dissent, but that directors who look more competent, trustworthy, Shareholders rely more on facial appearance in the setting of director re-elections than of first In sum, more 'attractive' facial appearance reduces dissent in corporate director elections. out, there is no effect of female directors' appearance on corporate director elections' voting inferences from facial appearance in corporate director elections. dissent, we find that appearance does not affect female director elections. ./cache/work_aytyd4iigffotcauijw3lcmnwe.pdf ./txt/work_aytyd4iigffotcauijw3lcmnwe.txt