The bank's top executives visited the emirate this year, seeking additional funds.

Six executives from Pinkerton's visited City College yesterday and conducted their own investigation.

Their executives visit us, and we travel there.

Mastercard executives and representatives of employees at all levels visited each of the buildings and reported back on their gut feelings.

Instead of spending days or weeks visiting individual companies, a company's computer managers and executives can visit many major information technology companies under one roof.

San Miguel issued the statement after reports that its executives had visited Taiwan to scout out sites for a $200 million brewery.

People involved in the talks said that the executives visited the CNN headquarters to learn about how its operation works.

His style was hands-on in a corporate culture used to deference: before him, top Japanese executives seldom visited assembly lines.

As one executive summarized his superstore's strategy: "Stay longer, sample more and visit more often."

While a major label may send executives to visit programmers each week, "we can't do that," Mr. Robbins said.