The ethical implications of short-termism: Leadership failure in the executive suite
The author argues that managing to maximize short-term performance in ordinary circumstances is a failure not only of sound management practice but of moral principle. Management for the short term is largely a manifestation of self-interest which is unethical when it harms the long-term competitive...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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1995
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International journal of value-based management
Year: 1995, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-37 |
Further subjects: | B
Ethics
B short-term results B Management |
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Summary: | The author argues that managing to maximize short-term performance in ordinary circumstances is a failure not only of sound management practice but of moral principle. Management for the short term is largely a manifestation of self-interest which is unethical when it harms the long-term competitiveness and viability of the firm and, thus, the interests of all stakeholders but transient speculators and management itself. |
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ISSN: | 1572-8528 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of value-based management
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00896547 |