This dimension sorts business figures by the practice discipline they are best known for, finance, marketing, operations or strategy. Wikipedia notes that a businessperson draws on "a combination of human, financial, intellectual, and physical capital," capital that is put to work through several distinct business disciplines. Browsing by practice discipline compares figures who worked in the same functional area.
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1. Wikipedia: Chief executive officer
WikipediaChief executive officer, Etymology sectionQuote, Chief executive officer, Etymology section
The term 'chief executive officer' is attested as early as 1782, when an ordinance of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States used the term to refer to governors and other leaders of the executive branches
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