The phrase "a long term orientation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing perspectives, strategies, or approaches that prioritize long-term goals or outcomes over short-term gains.
Example: "Companies with a long term orientation are more likely to invest in sustainable practices that benefit both the environment and their bottom line."
Alternatives: "a long-range perspective" or "a long-term focus".
In particular, societies with a long-term orientation display greater support towards climate change policies.
The company said it was also particularly disappointed with the sales of Xbox in Japan, but insisted that it would take a long-term orientation to that market.
The good news for nonprofits is that many of them naturally have a long-term orientation, which gives them a strategic advantage over for-profits.
Adjusting for company size and industry, we identified 167 companies (about 27% of the total set) that had a long-term orientation.
Furthermore, in both studies, managers sought more ideas and input from below when they were not only empowered but also had a long-term orientation — one factor alone was not sufficient.
A. J. Wasserstein is a private investor, with a long-term orientation, interested in lower middle market businesses and philanthropic organizations, where he can be positively impactful by using his experiences, time and capital.
A McKinsey study that compared 41 multinationals based in emerging markets with 303 based in developed economies found that from 1999 to 2008, the emerging market firms often had much more of a long-term orientation than the Western firms, paid out far less, on average, in dividends (39% versus 80%), and reinvested in fixed assets at a rate roughly twice as high.
Success is going to require talented experts, a beginner's mind, and a long-term orientation.
Also, we want a long-term orientation; active traders, especially amateurs, tend to get killed on transaction costs.
In societies with a long-term orientation, people believe that truth depends very much on the situation, the context and time.
Secondly, these conservative positions suggest that they have a tendency towards a long-term orientation that avoids risk-taking (Dess et al. 2011).
