Maximizing shareholder value is no way to run a company. It leads to poor decision making with short-term focus that destroys the company in the long term.
You cannot be serious.
Uh, I think you are way off on that. Maximizing shareholder value requires also looking at the long term value, noting the present day value of decisions that affect the long term. The company should go with what makes the most sense over time, and that is how shareholder value is maximized.