Unless you are a philanthropist running a nonprofit organization, your main motivation for being in business is to generate a healthy income. How you reach that objective, however, will depend on many ...

Understand the link between total and marginal revenue, their differences, and how to calculate marginal revenue effectively. Learn when a company should adjust production.

A company's ultimate goal is to increase profits, which lead some businesses to profit-motivation conflicts. While many companies grow profits ethically, others maximize profits unethically via ...

Last week on Forbes, I wrote “Why Business Owners Should Never Let Ego Stand In The Way Of Profits,” which focused on the importance of business owners not losing sight of what’s best for their ...

I reported earlier this month that the Financial Times published a pair of important articles asking why the goal of a firm is to maximize short-term shareholder value is still being taught in ...

Since the late 1970s, when American companies were fat and complacent, the focus of American business has been on the bottom line. Spurred on by activist shareholders, private-equity firms, and ...