Management Practice Insights

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Management Practice Insights

Year: 2026, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 87-93

Original Article

Long Game or Rapid Response: Which Is Better For Navigating Analyst Pressure?

Received Date:16 May 2025, Accepted Date:02 June 2026, Published Date:15 October 2026

Abstract

What kind of CEO would you prefer to be or work for? A CEO who abandons important competitive actions, driven by short-term, negative market sentiment? Or a CEO who maintains a long-term perspective and sustains strategic initiatives even in the face of market pressure during a bad quarter? If you prefer the second type of CEO, a recent  study by Jianhong Chen, Wan-Chien Lien, Danny Miller, and Tianxu Chen provides a compelling insight: CEOs with a long-term orientation are more likely to stay the course despite negative analyst recommendations.1 But why does that matter? If your CEO is less likely to flinch during bad times, does your business do better? The answer is a resounding yes, from extensive and rigorous research .2 Maintaining a strong rhythm of competitive actions – think product development, service upgrades, brand building, and operations effectiveness – has a positive, long-term impact on company profits. Building on the research by Chen and team, and illustrated with several examples, our essay provides a road map for top management teams to manage market pressure while staying committed to long-term value creation

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