Investors demand CEO face time - bosses must juggle more meetings with investors, leaving less time to run their companies

What's the value of a meeting with a chief executive?

For investors pondering large stakes in a company, a few minutes of a CEO's time can be worth millions of dollars, giving them deeper insight into a firm's strategy and prospects.

Big mutual funds have long insisted on meeting a company's top boss before taking a stake in the firm, but the uncertain economy has led more investors to demand face time with CEOs - an obligation, bosses say, that is leaving them with less time to run their companies ... READ MORE

Released by The Wall Street Journal - 29 November 2012