CEO Incentives: Technology vs. Short-Term Gains in Uncertain Terms

A chief executive who knows he has four years and an uncertain second term has different incentive structures from one with a longer horizon.

He is less likely to invest seriously in technology transformation—which takes five to seven years to deliver—and more likely to focus on loan growth and dividend declarations that produce visible results before his tenure ends

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