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One result of separating the roles because of circumstance, rather than solely on principle, means that when circumstances change, so might the commitment to having different people in those jobs. In 2003, Charles Schwab stepped down as CEO of the brokerage firm he founded, but remained chairman. At the time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Splitting Power at the Top | 5/28/2008 | See Source »

The style of this long, solidly acted film is no more than efficient. What sticks in the mind is the numbing information imparted: that the Camorra is a gangster empire that earned 150 billion Euros just last year; that in addition to dealing in drugs and arms it invests in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Little Movies that Could | 5/24/2008 | See Source »

This cathartic outpouring of national grief helped put paid to the notion that China lacks civic spirit. Academics have long argued that Confucian ideals, which emphasize duty to family, have mutated over the millenniums into a mentality that viewed contributions to non-relatives as a waste of precious personal resources...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Helping Hands | 5/22/2008 | See Source »

Like Cook, most people who start businesses don't take big risks because they don't have a lot to risk when they're getting started. Consider the history of the U.S.'s fastest-growing firms: 73% of them were started with less than $100,000 in capital. That's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Myth of the Fearless Entrepreneur | 5/22/2008 | See Source »

This cathartic outpouring of national grief helped put to rest the notion that China lacks civic spirit. Academics have long argued that Confucian ideals, which emphasize duty to family, have mutated over the millenniums into a national mentality that views contributions to nonrelatives as a waste of precious personal resources...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: Roused by Disaster | 5/22/2008 | See Source »

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