ABC News: "Do Alpha Male Executives Behave Like Chimps?"

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http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/GoodMorningAmerica/Pinstripe_primates021008.html

"It's chest-beating. It's glowering," Conniff told ABCNEWS' Good Morning America. "You know, that kind of quick, sharp stare."



"While corporate types may not literally beat their chests in the middle of a meeting, they often perform the verbal equivalent.

"These people all dominate with shouting, tyrannizing people and by sheer physical presence," Conniff said. "And that's exactly what an alpha male does in a chimp troupe or among gorillas."



"And the subordinate has to kind of feign submission and open its mouth and sort of beg like a nestling," Conniff said. "And then the dominant crams it down his throat. And then the dominant stands up and he sort of trills. It's kind of like a socialite being photographed by the event photographer at a charity ball."