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What does it mean?
A fragment highlighting influential business leaders as a distinct category of power.
In plain terms
Big business leaders hold major power.
What can you take from it?
Business leaders shape society.

Where it applies

  • economic history
  • business studies
  • media analysis

Putting it to work

  • study economic power
  • analyze leadership
  • review industry trends

Questions to consider

  • How do business leaders affect society?
  • Is industry power positive?

Another view

This is a title fragment rather than a full statement.

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