Noun
The act or process of increasing to the highest degree.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIf evolutionary selection is the basis for a belief in profit maximization, 'then we should postulate that basis itself and not the profit maximization which it implies in certain circumstances. Tjalling Koopmans
...the perception of potential threats to survival may be much more important in determining behavior than the perceptions of potential profits, so that profit maximization is not really the driving force. It is fear of loss rather than hope of gain that limits our behavior. Kenneth Boulding
I refuse to start from the assumption that the role of monetary policy is to control and stabilize inflation. The only acceptable way to start is, I believe, to think of the goal of monetary policy, together with fiscal policy,as the maximization of welfare. Olivier Blanchard
I wish in closing to emphasize how little corporate philanthrophy (the practical meaning of "creative capitalism,” a terrible expression that implies nonaltruistic capitalism is uncreative) is actually philanthropic, in the sense of being driven by altruism rather than by profit maximization. Richard Posner
Profit maximization is the murderous strategy of global corporation hierarchies. Jean Ziegler
A unifying theme is the attempt to optimize business decisions, including unit-cost minimization and profit maximization, given the firm's objectives and constraints imposed by technology and market conditions. Source: Internet