How do top executives’ aesthetic attributes, such as their physical (e.g., attractiveness) and vocal (e.g., voice pitch) features, shape their firms and their own careers? Whereas strategic leadership scholars mostly have focused on top executives’ cognitive, psychological, and affective attributes, researchers increasingly have focused on this research question as well. As a result, a substantial body of research has emerged, as evidenced by the sixty-five empirical studies we located. Our review of the literature indicates that aesthetic attributes are related to executives’ careers and organizational outcomes in important ways, including executive selection and firm strategy. There also appear to be important contingencies, such as other individual differences and cultural factors, that shape these relationships. However, we conclude that there are important theoretical and methodological shortcomings in this literature and that addressing these issues is critical to validating extant findings, establishing more legitimacy, and moving this literature forward.

高管人员的美学属性，例如他们的身体（例如，吸引力）和声音（例如，音调）特征如何影响他们的公司和自己的职业？战略领导学者主要关注高管人员的认知，心理和情感属性，而研究人员也越来越关注该研究问题。结果，大量的研究出现了，正如我们找到的65个实证研究所证明的那样。我们对文献的回顾表明，审美属性在很多方面与高管的职业和组织成果相关，包括高管的选择和公司战略。似乎还存在重要的意外事件，例如其他个体差异和文化因素，这些因素影响了这些关系。然而，