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URI Professors Answer the Question: Do CEO Accents Play a Role in Investors' Decision-making?
January 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news:

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URI professors answer the question: Do CEO accents play a role in investors' decision-making?

Of accents tested, American inspired the least investment

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Within the S&P 500, only a small fraction of chief executive officers speak with an accent or come from foreign backgrounds. The figure hovers around 10 percent. H . . .

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