How Talent Flees Investment Banks


	How Talent Flees Investment Banks

Brian Wingfield

2-5-2009 1:49 PM

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talent, executive compensation, obama

Brian Wingfield says:

Many readers have asked why retaining talent is such an issue if the government puts in place too strict limits on executive compensation.

This article from the Wall Street Journal explores that question.

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