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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. CEOs from rival firms); conversely not all inside CEOs have it (CEOs promoted from finance). There are many reasons companies benefit from hiring an outsider, such as to effect change.