" ▁than ▁the ▁su ave , ▁deb ona ire ▁P sm ith ? ▁P sm ith ▁In ▁The ▁City ▁ ▁( 1 9 1 0 ) ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁W ode house ' s ▁own ▁experiences ▁in ▁the ▁' square ▁mile ' ▁and ▁the ▁theme ▁is ▁implicitly ▁elabor ated ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁financial ▁environment ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁A si atic ▁Bank . ▁ ▁John ▁Co ates ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁supports ▁the ▁popular ▁English ▁Edward ian ▁public ▁school ▁intu ition ▁that ▁qual ities ▁such ▁as ▁dynam ism ▁and ▁leadership ▁co exist ▁with ▁less ▁construct ive ▁tra its ▁such ▁as ▁reck less ness , ▁he ed less ness , ▁and ▁in - ca ution . ▁Co ates ▁attributes ▁this ▁to ▁fl uct u ations ▁in ▁h orm onal ▁bal ances ; ▁ab norm ally ▁high ▁levels ▁of ▁test oster one ▁may ▁create ▁individual ▁success ▁but ▁also ▁collect ive ▁excess ive ▁ag gression , ▁over conf idence , ▁and ▁her d ▁behaviour , ▁while ▁too ▁much ▁cort is ol ▁can ▁promote ▁ir r ational ▁p ess im ism ▁and ▁risk ▁a version . ▁The ▁author ' s ▁rem edy ▁for ▁this ▁is ▁to ▁shift ▁the ▁employ ment ▁balance ▁in ▁fin ance ▁towards ▁women ▁and ▁older ▁men ▁and ▁monitor ▁trad ers ' ▁bi ology . ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁research ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁research ▁shows ▁that ▁the ▁term ▁' an imal ▁spirits ' ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁a ▁psych ologist ▁that ▁Ke yn es ▁had ▁studied ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁also ▁suggests ▁that