Meaning of Short/Long range planning - Peter Drucker

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According to Drucker - The Idea of Short - Long range planning is very often misunderstood. They are not determined by any given Time span.

A decision is not short range because it takes only a few months to implement or long range because it takes a year to do so.

What matters is the time span over which it is Effective

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