“US Short Time Horizon, R&D Projects” (Chart)

This chart shows that the share of corporate R&D investment in long-term projects by Germany CEOs is three times higher than by US CEOs. It’s called short-termism, hurts investment and productivity, and results from weak, undemanding U.S. boards who pay without demanding performance. U.S. CEOs sell the future short because they (and their stock options) will be gone by then.