profitability

“In reality the dip in profitability from a falling school roll would have caused a change in management at the first school before it closed.”

In defence of the pushy middle classes

“The Board that fails to adequately address the fundamental issue of organizational normative standards and core values should not be surprised that decisions are made to maximize short term profitability by any means, even if these decisions result in the destruction of the enterprise.”

The Huffington Post: Brad Reid: Boards Must Communicate Core Values That Guide Decision Making

“My uncertainty comes from applying what I call the profitability formula:”

Housing Bubble Revisited, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

“Malinvaud emphasizes "profitability" as a determinant of investment, but he also emphasizes that the precise meaning of profitability is unclear whenever the future is unclear.”

Robert M. Solow - Prize Lecture

“Past practices rewarded short-term gains at the expense of long-term profitability.”

USA Today: Wall Street cash bonuses fell in 2010, but overall rewards rose

“Corporations and India's growing wealthy classes should be doing a lot more because all profitability is premised on stability," said Narendra Jadhav, a senior member of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's planning commission for economic development.”

The Washington Post: India's growing wealth boosts charitable giving

“Now, attacks on the minimum wage are the final resort of business to maintain profitability in markets put into decline by their own anti-labor agenda.”

The Huffington Post: Stephen Herrington: Open Wide, Minimum Wage Is Good For You

“But that isn't enough information to understand the long-term profitability of the business.”

The Wall Street Journal: Groupon's Fast-Growing Business Faces a Churning Point