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New hires such as Carol Bartz at Yahoo and Apotheker are set up for failure as boards prioritize near-term earnings over long-term risk-taking.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Peter Burrows 2011
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Even as regulators clamp down on short-term risk-taking through new laws, investment banks can get hit by their longer-term holdings.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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New hires such as Bartz and Apotheker are set up for failure as boards prioritize near-term earnings over long-term risk-taking.
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Apple said that its compensation goal is to encourage long-term results above short-term risk-taking, and the 51-year-old former chief operating officer won't begin to reap the actual benefits of the stock award for another four years.
The Seattle Times 2012
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New hires such as Carol Bartz at Yahoo and Apotheker are set up for failure as boards prioritize near-term earnings over long-term risk-taking.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Peter Burrows 2011
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New hires such as Bartz and Apotheker are set up for failure as boards prioritize near-term earnings over long-term risk-taking.
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For an indie label such as Transgressive, the idea of risk-taking is a bit of a double-edged sword.
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By embracing policies that encourage risk-taking, the Federal Reserve has helped ensure generous returns for shareholders—and correspondingly paltry returns for those who can't afford the greater risk.
The Asset-Allocation Fallacy James B. Stewart 2011
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Partial results of a national referendum suggested the "no" side had gained more than half the votes -- a reflection of enduring anger over the economic havoc wrought by Iceland's risk-taking bankers.
Iceland Rejects Icesave Debt Deal Associated Press 2011
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But as firms begin to disclose last year's bonuses ahead of annual shareholder meetings, it is becoming clear that companies across a wide range of industries are paying executives in ways that officials worry will not discourage the kind of excessive short-term risk-taking that led to the financial crisis.
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