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Median (中位数的) pay for chief executives of Sfor chief executives of S&P 500 companies fell 6.P 500 companies fell 6.8% in 2008.

But there was some pain for everyone: median pay for chief executives of non-financial firms in the S&P 500 fell by

Within the wider business world, a man who liked to see himself as a hippy （嬉皮士）, permanently in revolt against big companies, ended up being hailed by many of those corporate giants as one of the greatest chief executives of his time.

one of the greatest chief executives of his time  

But a new report by Deloitte, "Global Human Capital Trends", based on a survey of more than 7,000 executives in over 130 countries, suggests that the fashion for teamwork has reached a new high.

In a study of 120 teams of senior executives, he discovered that less than 10% of their supposed members agreed on who exactly was on the team.

Team-building skills are in short supply: Deloitte reports that only 12% of the executives they contacted feel they understand the way people work together in networks and only 21% feel confident in their ability to build cross functional teams.

Swedish economists Magnus Henrekson and Mikael Stenkula addressed the following question in their 2009study:why are there so few female top executives in the European egalitarian(平等主义的)welfare states?

It encourages male and female executives to work side by side.

The purpose of the speech was to encourage the audience of corporate executives and local business owners to support local sports groups.

It also plans to offer "voluntary separation" packages to 165 senior executives.

Of course, the closed stores, depressed executives, and sinking stocks suggest otherwise.

So, despite all the talk about drone deliveries to your doorstep, all the retail executives expressing anxiety over consumers going online, and even a Presidential candidate exclaiming that Amazon has a " huge antitrust problem, " the Census data suggest

And though one of the executives acknowledged that Brutus had the good of the republic in mind, Caesar was nevertheless his superior.

As executives with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now well on their way to impressive careers.

During the last few years, business executives and book writers looking for a new way to advise corporate America have been exploiting Shakespeare's wisdom for profitable ends.

Executives feel bored with too many specific elements of Shakespeare's plays.

Help executives to understand Shakespeare's plays better.

One of the executives gathered at the Aspen Institute for a day-long leadership workshop using the works of Shakespeare was discussing the role of brutus in the death of julius caesar.

Among the commission's 51 members are top-tier-university presidents, scholars, lawyers, judges, and business executives, as well as prominent figures from diplomacy, film-making, music and journalism.

As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don't get the nod also may wish to move on.

For years executives and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached.

In recent weeks the No.2 executives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post.

In the US, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has pushed most public companies to defer performance bonuses for senior executives by about a year, slightly helping reduce "short-termism."

It's not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help shape how executives think about the future. "It surely seems plausible that happy people would be more forward-thinking and creative and lean towards R&D more than the average," said on

Starting next year, any guaranteed bonus of top executives could be delayed 10 years if their banks are under investigation for wrongdoing.

within companies, the right compensation design can provide incentives for executives to think beyond their own time at the company and on behalf of all stakeholders.