finance ethics
type: Concept
narrower: shareholder wealth maximization

shareholder wealth maximization
type: Concept
definition: The principle of shareholder wealth maximization (SWM) holds that a maximum return to shareholders is and ought to be the objective of all corporate activity. From a financial management perspective, this means maximizing the price of a firm's common stock. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Shareholder Wealth Maximization]
broader: finance ethics

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: shareholder wealth maximization