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An appropriate time horizon: Now vs. then

Clark E. Chastain (Professor of accounting at the University of Michigan‐Flint and a former accountant for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.)

Planning Review

ISSN: 0094-064X

Article publication date: 1 February 1982

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Abstract

AN appropriate time span reflects a balance between near‐term and long‐term factors. Strong pressures are placed on organizations in our competitive society for quick results and, usually, near‐term results are overemphasized.

Citation

Chastain, C.E. (1982), "An appropriate time horizon: Now vs. then", Planning Review, Vol. 10 No. 2, pp. 24-28. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb053981

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1982, MCB UP Limited

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