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Exploring the debate on short‐termism: a theoretical and empirical analysis

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  • David Marginson
  • Laurie McAulay

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The debate on short‐termism has focused on the economic factors of capital markets and performance measurement systems. Laverty (1996) has advocated the inclusion of individual and organizational dimensions to extend the debate. We reorient Laverty's extended debate by drawing upon a broad management and accounting literature and thereby develop testable theoretical explanations of short‐termism. The resulting hypotheses are tested in a telecommunications company. Our findings provide support for Laverty's (1996) argument that individual and organizational factors are important determinants of short‐termism. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • David Marginson & Laurie McAulay, 2008. "Exploring the debate on short‐termism: a theoretical and empirical analysis," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(3), pages 273-292, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:stratm:v:29:y:2008:i:3:p:273-292
    DOI: 10.1002/smj.657
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