But some insurance officials and executives think this would be a bad mistake.

Why do you care what executives at Starbucks might think?

But now, particularly in prosperous parts of southern China, some executives think those dreams may finally be beginning to come true.

Before it started, executives thought the potential customer base was probably 3,000 people, at most 12,000.

But if most of his benefits came from other plans, he said, then the executive might think, "What do I care?"

Should executives even be thinking about getting a return on their charitable contributions?

Surely every executive thought the same, but you weren't supposed to say that.

Some executives think the cash would be worth roughly 35 to 40 percent of the company.

This means that rather than taking a global view, these executives think and plan domestically.

And the rising cost of health insurance has made executives think twice about adding workers, they say.