He talks about a research paper he authored, which makes the point that profit maximization is important to shareholders, but it’s not the only thing they care about. Put simply: shareholder ...

Maximizing profits may not always lead to ... the higher its price will go. If profits and shareholder value keep rising, at some point in a company's lifespan, its stock might reach its ...

And with this shift, the idea that running a business was a pursuit in maximizing returns for shareholders became conventional wisdom. What followed were stock returns but not improvement in the ...

In this interview, Hart discusses his most recent paper "Companies Should Maximize Shareholder Welfare Not Market Value." He says that profit maximization is important to shareholders, but it's ...

We analyze this question for the case where shareholders are prosocial and externalities are not perfectly separable from production decisions. We argue that maximization of shareholder welfare is not ...

If America is serious about addressing the crisis in health care, we must tackle a glaring problem: A large share of our health care dollars – both consumer premiums and government payments to health ...

In a report released yesterday, Lee Len Chong from UOB Kay Hian maintained a Buy rating on Singtel (SNGNF – Research Report), with a price target of S$3.58. Lee Len Chong has given his Buy ...

The Berkshire Hathaway CEO opposes the idea, saying that public companies' primary concern should be maximizing shareholder value. "This is the shareholders' money," Buffett told the FT.

("Matthews" or the "Company"), today announced that it has released a comprehensive presentation outlining the path to maximizing value at Matthews following a prolonged period of shareholder ...