>It occurs to me--is there some sort of financial instrument a company could buy (or sell) which would incentivize them to take a longer-term view of their own

>It occurs to me--is there some sort of financial instrument a company could buy (or sell) which would incentivize them to take a longer-term view of their own performance? ESOP. When the stockholders are the employees, quarterly earnings take a back seat to making sure the company will still be successful 30 years from now when they retire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employee_ownership https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employee_ownership