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Does the CEO Matter?

Time to take the corporate perp walk. This week jury selection started in the trial of former World Com CEO Bernard Ebbers. And former Tyco Chief, Dennis Kozlowski, is being re-tried for allegedly stealing $600 million of company money. It makes you wonder - how much does a CEO matter anyway? Harvard Business School’s Rakesh Khurana, gives Kai a tutorial.

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