the same actions that maximize stock prices also benefit society.
Stock price maximization requires efficient, low-cost operations that produce high-quality goods
and services at the lowest possible cost. Stock price maximization requires the
development of products and services that consumers want and need, so the profit
motive leads to new technology, to new products, and to new jobs. Also, stock price
maximization necessitates efficient and courteous service, adequate stocks of
merchandise, and well-located business establishments--factors that are all necessary
to make sales, which are necessary for profits.