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Meaning of "short-termism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHORT-TERMISM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHORT-TERMISM

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Short-Termism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHORT-TERMISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of short-termism in the English dictionary

The definition of short-termism in the dictionary is the tendency to focus attention on short-term gains, often at the expense of long-term success or stability.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHORT-TERMISM

short-order
short-range
short-sighted
short-sightedly
short-sightedness
short-sleeved
short-spined sea scorpion
short-spoken
short-staffed
short-stay
short-stay car park
short-tailed shearwater
short-tempered
short-term
short-term car park
short-term memory
short-time working
short-waisted
short-wave
short-winded

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHORT-TERMISM

alarmism
animism
atomism
conformism
dynamism
endemism
endothermism
euphemism
extremism
homeothermism
Islamism
long-termism
nonconformism
optimism
panspermism
pessimism
poikilothermism
reformism
Thomism
transformism

Synonyms and antonyms of short-termism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «short-termism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHORT-TERMISM

Find out the translation of short-termism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of short-termism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «short-termism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

短期行为
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cortoplacismo
570 millions of speakers

English

short-termism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लघु termism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالآجال القصيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скоротечность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

visão de curto prazo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বল্প termism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

court-termisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jangka pendek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kurzfristigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

短期主義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

짧은 termism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Singkat-termisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiến thuật lướt sóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுகிய termism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शॉर्ट-टर्मवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kısa vadecilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

visione a breve termine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krótkoterminowości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

швидкоплинність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abordarea pe termen scurt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βραχυπρόθεσμη προσέγγιση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kort termism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kortsiktighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kortsiktighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of short-termism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORT-TERMISM»

The term «short-termism» is normally little used and occupies the 115.495 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORT-TERMISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «short-termism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «short-termism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about short-termism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORT-TERMISM»

Discover the use of short-termism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to short-termism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Saving Capitalism From Short-Termism: How to Build Long-Term ...
John C. Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group (from the Foreword) About the Book: Alfred Rappaport, who first introduced the principles and practical application of "shareholder value" in his groundbreaking 1986 classic Creating Shareholder ...
Alfred Rappaport, John C. Bogle, 2011
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Takeovers and Short-termism in the UK
This report contains three views on the increasingly controversial topic of takeovers and short-termism in the UK. In 1989 £26bn. was spent on takeovers and mergers in the UK, up nearly 50% from 1986. There is mounting concern voiced by ...
A. D. Cosh, 1990
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The UK Financial System: Fourth Edition
We now turn to discuss short termism, which is perhaps the main thrust of common criticism of the UK financial system. 15.3 Short termism In general terms, short termism can be defined as a climate in which companies concentrate on ...
Michael J. Buckle, Mike Buckle, John Thompson, 2004
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Corporate Governance and Globalization: Long Range Planning ...
Another criticism is about short-termism versus long-termism. The US system is often criticized for its short-termism (Macey and Miller, 1995). However, the problem of short-termism is not just related to capital markets and opportunistic ...
Stephen S. Cohen, Gavin Boyd, 2000
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The Enlightened Shareholder Value Principle and Corporate ...
opined that there has been evidence of short-termism for some time.141 It notes that the average holding period for shares has become much shorter, reducing from five years in the 1960s to less than eight months in 2007.142 At the same ...
Andrew Keay, 2012
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Comparative Analysis of the English and the German Banking ...
The causes as well as the implications of short-termism will be analysed. 4.2.1 How to Define Short-termism ? Short-termism can be defined “as a climate in which companies concentrate on short-term profits rather than long-term investment” ...
Sara Lautenschläger, 2002
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Financialization: The Economics of Finance Capital Domination
short-termism. When p < p∗, risk-neutral managers are fully invested in the project B (the short-term project) while risk-averse managers are not. That is because the risk-averse managers invest some part of the resources they control in the ...
Thomas I. Palley, 2013
8
The Sustainable Company: A New Approach to Corporate Governance
1. Introduction. The explosion of managerial pay, the crisis of Enron and the arrival of new players on financial markets have brought the topic of short- termism back into the limelight (see Tonello 2006). Now in the midst of an unprecedented ...
Sigurt Vitols, 2011
9
The United Kingdom Financial System in Transition: Theory ...
Marsh admits that analysts' judgements on the cost of capital are tentative, but nevertheless the figures are not suggestive of short termism in share valuation. This point seems to us to be critical since if the price of equity is representing, albeit ...
M. Buckle, John L. Thompson, 1992
10
R & D Decisions
6. FROM. COMMON. SENSE. TO. SHORT-TERMISM. Reflections. on. R&D. managers'. perceptions. Istemi. Demirag. In international comparisons, British manufacturing firms do not perform well in terms of R&D spending, patenting rates, ...
Alice Belcher, John Hassard, Stephen Procter, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORT-TERMISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term short-termism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hillary Gets It Right on Short-Termism
In a striking confirmation of Mr. Fink's claims about short-termism, a 2005 survey of CEOs and CFOs in the Journal of Accounting and Economics found that to ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Hillary Clinton's Fix for Short-Termism? They Tried It in 1934
Hillary Clinton didn't mention 1934 in her speech today about fighting short-termism, but she could have. The last time the U.S. taxed capital gains roughly the ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
3
Hillary Clinton Cites Corporate 'Short-Termism' in Call for Capital …
“The increase in short-termism has grown in urgency since 2008, and the urgency of our solutions has to match it.” For investments held by top earners for a ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
Louise Doughty: Novelist warns UK publishers that their 'short
Award-winning novelist Louise Doughty has hit out at short-termism among UK publishers and called on the industry to commit to authors that do not write ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
5
Eric Cantor and The Curse of 'Short-Termism' in Politics and Business
And took a job in investment banking that handsomely rewards short-term thinking. The former House majority leader now is speaking out against "short-termism ... «National Journal, Jun 15»
6
Ex-Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy on engagement and short-termism
She had a relatively short – and harrowing – career as a CEO, but ultimately was hugely admired. As a veteran Xerox sales rep and HR executive elevated to ... «IR Magazine, Jun 15»
7
Ministry of Sound boss attacks major labels for streaming 'short
Ministry of Sound boss attacks major labels for streaming 'short-termism'. Lohan Presencer has criticised Spotify before, but he's just as angry at Universal Music ... «The Guardian, May 15»
8
Lament for share buyback short-termism
And while management laments the lack of a long-term perspective among investors, Mr Hohaus laments the short-termism of executives who engage less in ... «Financial Times, May 15»
9
Brendan Rodgers condemns short-termism after Liverpool aerial …
Brendan Rodgers has condemned the short-termism of modern football and says there has been genuine progress at Liverpool despite the team going ... «The Guardian, May 15»
10
Overcoming corporate short-termism: Blackrock's chairman weighs in
That brings us to the second way in which corporate short-termism is bad for the economy. Most consumer demand comes from wages. If employers refuse to ... «Brookings Institution, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Short-Termism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/short-termism>. May 2024 ».
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