Cornell Study: Employees Impressed by Corporate Jargon Show Poorer Decision-Making Skills

Summary

A Cornell University study published in Personality and Individual Differences introduces the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale (CBSR) to measure susceptibility to vague corporate jargon. The research finds that employees who are impressed by buzzwords like 'synergistic leadership' and 'growth-hacking paradigms' tend to have poorer practical decision-making skills and lower cognitive ability. The study suggests that receptivity to corporate bullshit correlates with negative workplace outcomes and may serve as a warning sign for poor job performance.