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Finally, Proof That Managing for the Long Term Pays Off

Harvard Business Review

Among the firms we identified as focused on the long term, average revenue and earnings growth were 47% and 36% higher, respectively, by 2014, and market capitalization grew faster as well. public market capitalization over this period. These indicators and hypotheses were: Investment: The ratio of capex to depreciation.

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What You Should Know About Dodd-Frank and What Happens If It’s Rolled Back

Harvard Business Review

And in the market more broadly, there is a sense that certain kinds of bad assets should be avoided.” What we saw in 2008 and 2009 was, once the crisis hit, it required very large measures on the part of central banks and governments to keep the situation from spiraling out of control. But well-rounded leaders might be able to.