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CEO

(1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. As information technology became a vital part of an organization's infrastructure, several "chief" positions were formed for IT executives in the latter part of the 20th century, including chief information officer, chief technology officer and chief privacy officer (see CIO, CTO and CPO).

(2) (Comprehensive Electronic Office) Office software from Data General introduced in 1981. It included word processing, email, spreadsheets, business graphics and desktop accessories.

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If you accept the assumptions that CEO communication with employees and employees' trust in the CEO don't matter, then your mission probably is "impossible." However, if you assume the influential nature of human behavior, then your mission, while never easy, will be optimistically "possible."

It does matter

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Many boards were populated by the CEO's friends or associates, or had high numbers of company executives (so-called inside directors) and were largely controlled by a strong CEO.

Leadership: Greenberg exit puts boards in spotlight

In contrast, CEO involvement, in the manner required by this legislative provision, would enhance neither the accuracy of a return nor the underlying processes to ensure its accuracy.

CEO declaration in respect of a company's tax return: May 12, 2005

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