Window-dressing and other fraudulent acts aimed at boosting share prices have led many Japanese to doubt whether it is really all that important to "maximize corporate value."
Needless to say, it is the foremost mission of a company to maximize its own value through persistent management efforts.
Of course, management must fully comply with corporate ethics and act with good sense as a responsible member of society.
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