The effect of social skills on analyst performance
研究用LinkedIn连接数衡量金融分析师的社交技能，发现社交技能更好的分析师盈利预测更准，股票推荐市场反应更强，也更容易被评为全明星分析师。
Abstract Social skills are important but difficult to measure. So far, few empirical studies have examined the effect of social skills on the performance of professionals. Using the number of LinkedIn connections as a proxy for social skills, we investigate the effect of financial analysts' social skills on their performance. We use multiple ways to validate the measure of social skills and show that analysts with better social skills produce more accurate earnings forecasts and that their stock recommendations elicit stronger market reactions. Furthermore, these socially skilled analysts are more likely to be voted as All‐Star Analysts. This study provides the first large‐sample evidence highlighting the importance of social skills on financial analysts' performance.