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1、Unit6VisionsofBusinessPartI  GettingreadyExerciseB.Keys:IndividualproprietorshipPartnershipCorporationScaleSmallSmallBigOwnershipTheproprietorallthepropertytwoormorepeople;gointobusinessInvestors;stock;Share;ownershipResponsibilityTheproprietorLimitedpartners;fullpartnersA

2、boardofdirectors;corporatepolicies;topofficersLifetimeLimitedLimitedUnlimitedTapescript:Businessesarestructuredtomeetdifferentneeds.Onebasicdifferenceinvolveswhoisresponsibleforthebusiness.Anotherinvolveshowlongtheorganizationcanstayinbusiness.Thesimplestformofbusinessisca

3、lledanindividualproprietorship.ThewordproprietorcomesfromFrenchandLatinwordsforpropertyowner.Theproprietorownsallthepropertyofthebusinessandisresponsibleforit.Thelawrecognizesnodifferencebetweentheownerandthebusiness.MostsmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareindividualproprie

4、torships.Anotherkindofbusinessisthepartnership.Twoormorepeoplegointobusinesstogether.Anagreementisusuallyneededtostatehowmuchofthepartnershipeachpersoncontrols.Theycanendthepartnershipatanytime.Butpartnershipsandindividualproprietorshipshavealimitedlife.Theyexistonlyaslong

5、astheownersarealive.Somestatespermitwhatarecalledlimitedliabilitypartnerships.Thesehavefullpartnersandlimitedpartners.Limitedpartnersmaynotshareasmuchintheprofits.Buttheirresponsibilitiestotheorganizationarealsolimited.Themostcomplexisthecorporation.Thiskindofbusinessorgan

6、izationisdesignedtohaveanunlimitedlifetime.Investorsinacorporationownstock.Thisisashareoftheownership.Investorscantradetheirsharesorkeepthemaslongasthecompanyisinbusiness.Investorsmaygetpaiddividends,asmallamountofmoneyforeachsharetheyown.Aboardofdirectorscontrolsthecorpor

7、atepolicies.Thedirectorsappointtopcompanyofficers.Thedirectorsmightormightnotholdanysharesinthecorporation.Notallcorporationsaretraditionalbusinessesthatsellstock.TheAmericanRedCross,forexample,isorganizedasanon-profitcorporation.PartII  MichaelDellvs.FrederickSmith(I)Exer

8、ciseA.Keys:MichaelDell:1.Chairman2.CEO3.Dell4.tenuredCEO5.computerindustry6.direct-to-con