MBA备考商务英语泛读文选全集(6)
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BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
As we stated above, businesses must achieve their
objectives to remain in operation. Lists of business
objectives generally include such factors as profit,
survival, growth, and social responsibility.
Survival, Growth, and Social Responsibility
Survival is an obvious objective. Other objectives can be
accomplished only if the business enterprise survives.
Growth is an objective because business does not stand
still. Market share increase, personal and individual
development, and increased productivity are important
growth objectives. The growth of Compaq Computer and Wal-
Mart to multibillion-dollar enterprises is often used as an
example of business success accomplished through growth.
In recent years, meeting social responsibilities has been
recognized as an important objective. Businesses, like each
person in society, must accept their responsibilities in
areas such as pollution control, eliminating discriminatory
practices, and energy conservation. Examples of new
corporate acceptance of social responsibilities appear
almost daily in the media, such as:
Du Pont pulling out of a $750 million-a-year business
because of some fear that it may harm the earths
atmosphere.
McDonalds, which produces millions of pounds of paper and
plastic waste annually, becoming a crusader for recycling.
(In late 1990, the company announced that it would no
longer use plastic containers.)
3M investing, beyond what the law requires, in pollution
controls for its manufacturing facilities.