Thank you for helping us with our research on time horizons in corporate management. Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability, even if you do not know the exact answer for your organization. If you feel entirely unequipped to answer the question, please choose "I don't know."

Please answer all questions reflecting your accumulated experience at your current company during the past three years – not solely on how your company is reacting to the current COVID-19 induced recession.

Please indicate the time horizon you feel each group is prioritizing when making strategic tradeoffs

One year or less More than one year but less than three years More than three years but less than five years More than five years Don't know
Your board
Your executive leadership team (e.g., CXOs)
You (individually)

To what extent does your organization feel pressure to meet quarterly, semiannual, or annual performance goals?


What proportion of your organization's pressure to meet quarterly, semiannual, or annual performance stems from each of the following sources? Please allocate 100 points amongst the following sources.


Please indicate your level of agreement or disagreement with each statement

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree Don't know
The board of my organization challenges the management team with independent perspectives
The board has sufficient understanding of my company's businesses to provide effective strategic guidance
My performance reviews are centered around recent financial results
My performance reviews are more based on beating financial targets than how I achieved those results
My company's performance review process properly supports risk-taking