Maximization or maximisation may refer to: * Maximization in the sense of exaggeration * Entropy maximization * Maximization (economics) **

Profit maximization In economics, profit maximization is the short run or long run process by which a firm may determine the price, input and output levels that will lead to the highest possible total profit (or just profit in short). In neoclassical economics, w ...

** Utility maximization problem **

Budget-maximizing model The budget-maximizing model is a stream of public choice theory and rational choice analysis in public administration inaugurated by William Niskanen. Niskanen first presented the idea in 1968, and later developed it into a book published in 1971 ...

** Shareholder value, maximization *

Maximization (psychology) Maximization is a style of decision-making characterized by seeking the best option through an exhaustive search through alternatives. It is contrasted with satisficing, in which individuals evaluate options until they find one that is "good enough" ...

* Optimization (mathematics) * Expectation–maximization algorithm

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