A measurable susceptibility to impressive‑sounding but meaningless corporate language (the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale) correlates with lower analytic reasoning, poorer workplace decision‑making, and higher likelihood to spread jargon. The effect was demonstrated in a sample of over 1,000 office workers using a computer‑generated 'corporate bullshit' corpus and standard cognitive/decision tests.
— If confirmed, this implies that corporate communication and hiring practices that reward rhetorical flair over concrete thinking can degrade organizational decision quality and propagate hollow management norms.
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2026.03.08
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Cornell University study by Shane Littrell introducing the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale, >1,000 office workers rating computer‑generated jargon, links to lower cognitive reflection and decision tests.
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