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The Role of Short‐Termism in Financial Market Crises
Author(s) -
Nesbitt John
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
australian accounting review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.551
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1835-2561
pISSN - 1035-6908
DOI - 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2009.00067.x
Subject(s) - earnings , business , warning system , value (mathematics) , warning signs , term (time) , finance , economics , financial system , monetary economics , accounting , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning , computer science , transport engineering , engineering , aerospace engineering
The purpose of this paper is to examine the contribution short‐termist behaviours have had in various financial market crises. The early warning signs and drivers of short‐termism are investigated, as well as ways to mitigate short‐termist behaviour and consequences in the future. Short‐termism as defined for the purposes of this paper is the excessive focus on short‐term performance, earnings and other metrics at the expense of attention being given to the development of a long‐term strategy that promotes sustainable long‐term value creation.