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The Real Reasons Companies Are So Focused on the Short Term

Harvard Business Review

A recurring theme in those interviews was bemoaning major changes in R&D strategy that occurred as a consequence of new, often outside, leadership. Consider GE during Jack Welch’s tenure, Trimble Navigation under Steve Berglund, or IBM under Lou Gerstner. Moreover, not all outside CEOs lack domain expertise (e.g.,