also: しょうにんかたぎ
mercantile mindset; mercenary spirit; profit-driven nature
Describes a person's character or attitude that is strongly focused on business and making money, often with a slightly negative connotation of being overly commercial.
He has a mercantile mindset and thinks of everything in terms of profit and loss.
That company president has a strong mercenary spirit and shows no interest in anything that doesn't bring profit.