Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

When Palmisano retired this month, the media chronicled his success by focusing on IBM's 21% annual growth in earnings per share and its increase in market capitalization to $218 billion. Patience and a long-term view. Forward-thinking leaders are not just achieving measurable success in the short-term. Directness.

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Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2014

Henry Ford understood this, paying the workers at Ford more than their counterparts at other industrial companies, reasoning that helping to expand the new middle class was a way to expand the market for Ford’s product. Some have gone so far as to cap the highest salaries they will pay in terms of ratios to the lowest. Take Action.

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Golden Parachute Apparel Trends Short-term 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2016

While it’s the level of pay that captures politicians’ (and the public’s) attention, it’s the structure of pay which matters more for firm value – for example, whether it vests in the short-term or long-term. Firms do market research consulting customers, but don’t put them on the board.

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CEO Golden Parachute Politics Short-term 8