Business Enviornment2(Three Aspects)

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Business Environment 商业（企业）环境

Tutor: XIONG Jiayi 熊嘉逸

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Legal structure: some implications

From the forms of business we have studied, the choice of legal structure has important implications.

学习企业类型给我们什么启示？

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If you are going to run a business:

What factors （因素） do you have to consider when you decide what form of business enterprise （企业） to establish ?

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Open the material:

Please see the book P 217

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Factors you have to consider:

The degree of personal liability 个人责任 The willingness to share decision-making powers

and risks 决策自主权 The costs of establishing the business 成本 The legal requirements concerning the provision

of public information 法定要求 The taxation position 税收 Commercial needs, including access to capital; a

nd 商业需求 , 包括融资渠道 Business continuity. 企业持续性

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Questions:

Which is your main requirement?

For example, if you are eager to control the business by yourself, what are your risks?

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For some:

For some, retaining personal control will be the main requirement, even at the risk of facing unlimited personal liability and reducing the opportunities for expansion.

保持个人对企业的控制风险：无限个人责任 & 减少企业扩大机会

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For some:

The desire to limit personal liability and to provided increased capital for growth will dictate( 决定 ) that the owner seeks corporate （合作） status, even if this necessitates sharing decision-making powers and may ultimately （最终） result in a loss of ownership and/or control of the enterprise.

有限责任 & 增资风险：自主权的减少

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Main task in this lesson:

The link between an organisation’s legal structure and its subsequent operations.

组织法律结构和其后企业运行之间的关系

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Three important facets:

organisation’s objectives 组织目标

sources of finance 资金来源

Stakeholders 利益关系人

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organisation’s objectives (1)

All business organisations purpose a range of objectives and these may vary to some degree over time.

For example:

New businesses

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Well-estabilshed businesses

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Example:

New businesses (survival, the position in the market)

Well-established businesses (profits and growth, market domination, maximising sales revenue and/or minimising operating costs)

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Organisation objectives are also conditioned by the firm’s legal structure.

组织目标受法律结构的限制 For example:

public corporations

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sole trader, partnership, private company

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Example:

public corporations : - state owns assets in various forms- to provide a range of goods and services

which are benefit to its citizens

sole trader, partnership, private company- owned by private individuals and groups- personal gain

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The possibility of goal conflict 目标冲突

For example:

Parent company 母公司vs

Subsidiary company 子公司

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知识补充：母公司与子公司

母公司是指控制着子公司的公司；子公司则是受母公司控制的公司；子公司一般是指母公司出资设立的被母公司控股的具有独立法人资格的公司。

一般来说母公司在子公司都拥有相当一部分股权，有很强的控制力，但是子公司本身具有独立的企业法人资格，依法独立承担民事责任。

一般来说，如果母公司控股比例达到 50 ％以上，称为 " 绝对控股 " ；如果子公司的股东较多其中母公司控股比例在所有股东中最高但又不超过 50 ％，称为 " 相对控股 " 。

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Example

The conflict of goal may occur in where an individual company becomes a subsidiary of another organisation. (agreement or takeover battle)

The parent-subsidiary relationship may take the form of a holding company （控股公司） which is specially created to purchase a majority of the shares in other companies, some of which may operate as holding companies themselves.

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Example

Thus, while the individual subsidiaries may retain （保持） their legal and commercial identities and may operate as individual units, they will tend to be controlled by a central organisation which may exercise a considerable degree of influence over the objectives to be pursued by each of its subsidiaries.

A loss on paper & tax advantage for the whole

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The relationship between an organisation’s legal status and its primary objectives.

Example ： nonprofit organisations & profit organisations

公益性 & 营利性

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Example ：

A non-profit organization (“NPO”, or “non-profit” or “not-for-profit”) 公益性组织

- primary objective is to support an issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes, without concern for monetary profit.

- NPOs are active in a wide range of areas, including the environment, the arts, social issues, charities, early childhood education, healthcare, politics, religion, research, sports.

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Example

Charity/Kindheart Supermarket in China

慈善 / 爱心超市

Objectives

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sources of finance (1)

There are a variety of ways and a range of sources to financing 筹集资金 .

Way 方法

Source 渠道－－ where is the money come from?

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The ways include:

- reinvesting profit 再投资 - borrowing 借贷 - trade credit 商业信用 - issuing shares 发行股票 - debentures 债券

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The source include:

- The banks and other financial institutions

- Individual investors

- Governments

- The original owners

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All organisations tend to fund their activities from both internal and external sources.

Internal: owner’s capital, reinvested profit ….

External: bank borrowing, sale of share ….

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Funds raised from external sources inevitably involve the organisation in certain obligations. (constraint at some future date)

E.g. repayment of loans with interest, personal guarantees, paying dividends( 股息红利 )

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Gearing 资本结构（组合） the proportional relationship between a firm’s d

ebt capital （债务资本） and its equity capital（净资产资本） .

debt capital – capital raised from creditors

equity capital - capital raised from owners

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Example:

Gearing can influence a firm’s activities and prospects in a variety of ways.

For example, high-geared firms with a large element of borrowed funds will be adversely affected if interest rates are high.

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As organisations become larger many more external sources and methods of funding become available and utilizing.

Example:

sole traders and partnership

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company

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Example:

Sole trader/partnership: Their access to large amounts of external capit

al is restricted by law. no issuing （发行） stock (or debentures 债权 ) Company less restrict they can raise larger amounts by inviting individ

uals (and organisation) to subscribe （认购） for shares.

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Stakeholders (1)

All organisations have stakeholders; these are individuals and/or groups who are affected by or affect the performance of the organisation in which they have an interest.

Can you give me any examples?

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Please see Table 8.1 in Page221.

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Organisational stakeholders and their interests:

Employees: wage level, working conditions, job security （就业保障） , personal development;

Managers: job security, status, personal power, organisational profitability, growth of the organisation

Shareholder: market value of the investment, dividends （股利） , security of investment （投资安全性） , liquidity of investment （投资流动性）

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Organisational stakeholders and their interests:

Creditors: security of loan （贷款的安全性） , interest on loan, liquidity of investment （资金流动性）

Suppliers: security of contract, regular payment （定期付款） , growth of organisation, market development

Society: safe products, environmental sensitivity （环境敏感度） , equal opportunities, avoidance of discrimination

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Stakeholders (2)

The interests between different stakeholders will clash ( 对立，冲突 ).

Example?

The interests between different stakeholders may coincide （统一，一致） .

Example?

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Example:

Clash( 对立，冲突 ): manager seeks to improve the organisation’s cash flow by refusing to pay suppliers’ bills on time.

Coincide （统一，一致） : managers plan for growth in the organisation and in doing so provide greater job security for employees and enhanced dividends for investors

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Stakeholders (3)

Stakeholders analysis help the organisation to establish the strategy.

Since the stakeholders can affect organisation, their opinions are important factors to consider when some decisions are made. However, the opinions of all stakeholders can not always keep coincident. The force of some stakeholders are stronger that that of other stakeholders.

Thus it is significant to balance the interests of different stakeholder

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Stakeholders (4)

Legal structure has an impact not only on the type of stakeholders involved but also to a large degree on how the stakeholders’ interests are represented.

组织的法律结构不仅影响利益关系人的种类，还很大程度影响利益的代表方式。

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Example

sole trade, partnerships and smaller companies

- the coincidence of ownership and control limits the number of potential clashes of interest, given that objectives are set by and decisions taken by the firm’s owner-manager(s). 所有权经营权一致

larger companies

- the division between ownership and control means that the controllers have the responsibility of representing the interests of the organisation’s shareholders and creditors, their priorities and goals may not always correspond 。

所有权经营权分离

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Chapter 2

Three developing ways to carry out a business venture.

三种联合经营企业的方法途径

Advantage ： reduce some risks normally faced by the enterepreneur( 企业家 )

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Three ways:

Franchising 特许权经营

Licensing 许可证经营

Joint ventures 合资经营

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知识补充 : 特许经营

特许经营是指特许者将自己所拥有的商标、商号、产品、专利和专有技术、经营模式等以特许经营合同的形式授予被特许者使用。

被特许者按合同规定，在特许者统一的业务模式下从事经营活动，并向特许者支付相应的费用。

由于特许企业的存在形式具有连锁经营统一形象、统一管理等基本特征，因此也称之为特许连锁。

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Franchising 特许权经营

Grow significantly in recent years

An agreement where one party (the franchiser 经销商，特许权者 ) sells the right to another party (the franchisee) to market its product or service.

它是指一种协议，通过这个协议，一方向另一方出让销售产品或服务的权利。

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Franchising － two parties

In terms of the legal status the parties involved could be any of the forms described above.

But in practice, it is usually the case that the franchiser is a company while the franchisee tends to be a sole trader or partnership.

Two parties have a separate legal status, but they have interdependent(互相依靠 ) relationship because of the contract.

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Franchising － the best known form(1)

Franchise agreements come in a variety of forms.

The best known is “business format franchise ” 企业格式特许经营 (or “trade name franchise ” 商号特许经营 ).

(trade name 商号 & trade mark 商标 )

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Franchising － the best known form(2)

Under “business format franchise ” 企业格式特许经营 (or “trade name franchise ” 商号特许经营 ), the franchiser( 特许权人 ) agrees to allow the franchisee （特许经营商） to sell the product or service with the help of a franchise package which contains all the elements needed to set up and run a business at a profit.

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the franchise package 一揽子特许经营合同

These would typically include the brand name（商标的名称） , any associated supplies（相应的供应） , promotional material （促销的材料） and other forms of support and assistance （其他形式的支持和帮助） .

合同包括设立企业和成功经营企业所需要的全

部要素。

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Example

KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)

加盟条件

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The franchisee 特许经营商

pays an initial sum or fee for the use of the service and its various elements （起始资金）

remits royalties based on sales and/or profits （以销售额 / 利润为基础的特许权使用费）

agrees to make a contribution for consultancy （咨询） , training （培训） and promotion （促销）

and undertakes to maintain standards.

remit 缴款，汇款

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Franchising － other forms

1, Manufacturer/retailer franchises (e.g. car dealers)

制造商 /零售商特许经营汽车行业首先采用特许方式建立了特许经销网。在石油公司和加油站之间有同样的特许关系。它的许多特征同经营模式特许有相似之处，并且越来越接近这种方式，汽车制造商指定“分销商”的式方已经成为经营模式特许。

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2, Manufacturer/wholesaler franchises (e.g. Coca-Cola, Pepsi) 制造商 /批发商特许经营

软饮料制造商建立的装瓶厂特许体系属于这种类型。具体方式是，制造商授权被特许者在指定地区使用特许者所提供的糖浆并装瓶出售，装瓶厂的工作就是使用制造商的糖浆生产饮料并装瓶，再按照制造商的要求分销产品。

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3, Wholesaler/ retailer 批发商 /零售商特许经营这种类型的业务主要包括计算机商店、药店、

超级市场和汽车维修业务。 ( 例如电脑制造商与维修商 )

4, Retailer/retailer 零售商之间的特许，如连锁集团利用这一形式招募特许店，扩大经

营规模。

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案例与启示

　　早期的特许经营是商品商标型特许经营，在这一阶段，特许商向加盟商提供的仅仅是商品和商标的使用权，作为回报，加盟商需定期向加盟商支付费用。例如，通用汽车公司、福特公司、埃克森石油公司、壳牌公司、可口可乐公司、麦当劳公司等都采取这种方式从事经营的，这也被称之 "第一代特许经营 " 。

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案例与启示

　但是， "第一代特许经营 " 在实践中遇到 -- 系列问题，麦当劳公司也一样。麦当劳兄弟 1937年创办汽车餐厅起家，通过改进厨房设备与生产程序，使汉堡生产制作速度大大提高，吸引了大量顾客。 20世纪 20年代初，麦当劳利用特许经营形式建立自己的经营体系。一开始，他们采取的是 "第一代特许经营 " 方式，即只在开业之初指导店铺外观和外送服务的细节，以后就两不相干了。这 " 大撤把 " 式的方式造成了危机，许多加盟商按照自己的理解改变了汉堡口味，有的甚至增加了许多复杂的品种，这是对麦当劳经营方式的 "腐蚀 " 。

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案例与启示

麦当劳看到这一点。 1955年麦当劳在芝加哥东北部开设了第一家 "样板店 " ，并建立了一套严格的运营制度 --QSCV 运营系统，即优质服务、质佳味美、清洁卫生、提供价值。麦当劳借助这样的经营模式推行了第二代特许经营，全世界所有麦当劳使用的调味品、肉和蔬菜的品质均由公司统一规定标准，制作工艺也完全 --样，每推出一个新品种，都有一套规定。麦当劳正是依靠这样的经营使其获得迅速发展。

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Typical Example

BTEC

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Example 奥运会特许经营 “奥运会特许经营”是指奥组委 (the franchiser) 授权合

格企业生产或销售带有奥组委标志、吉祥物等奥林匹克知识产权的产品。

为享有这一权利，特许企业 (the franchisee) 将向奥组委交纳一定的特许权费，以此对奥运会作出贡献。

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Franchising － advantages

Mutual benefits

An attractive vehicle （工具） for some companies seeking rapid overseas expansion, without undertaking substantial （潜在的） direct （直接的） investments.

Better survival rates

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思考：

有人讲，有人的地方就有可口可乐，有色彩的地方就有柯达。为什么这些品牌能够无处不在 ?原因就在于它们利用了特许经营方式进行了大规模的低成本扩张。

请问你是如何理解这句话的？加盟商又具有什么优势？

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特许商的优势：利用特许经营实行大规模的低成本扩张

　　对于特许商来说，借助特许经营的形式，可以获得如下优势：　　 (1) 特许商能够在实行集中控制的同时保持较小

的规模，既可赚取合理利润，又不涉及高资本风险，更不必兼顾加盟商的日常琐事。　　 (2)由于加盟店对所属地区有较深入的了解，往往更容易发掘出企业尚没有涉及的业务范围。　　 (3)由于特许商不需要参与加盟者的员工管理工

作，因而本身所必需处理的员工问题相对较少。　　

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特许商的优势：利用特许经营实行大规模的低成本扩张

(4) 特许商不拥有加盟商的资产，保障资产安全的责任完全落在资产所有人的身上，特许商不必承担相关责任。　　 (5) 从事制造业或批发业的特许商可以借助特

许经营建立分销网络，确保产品的市场开拓。

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加盟商的优势：借助特许经营 " 扩印底版 "

有人形象地把加盟特许经营比喻成 " 扩印底盘 " ，即借助特许商的商标、特殊技能、经营模式来反复利用，并借此扩大规模。

　　 (1) 可以享受现成的商誉和品牌。加盟商由于承袭了特许商的商誉，在开业、创业阶段就拥有了良好的形象，使许多工作得以顺利开展。否则，借助于强大广告攻势来树立形象是一大笔开支。

　　 (2)避免市场风险。对于缺乏市场经营的投资者来说，面对激烈的市场竞争环境，往往处于劣势。投资一家业绩良好且有实力的特许商，借助其品牌形象、管理模式以及其他支持系统，其风险大大降低。

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加盟商的优势：借助特许经营 " 扩印底版 "

(3) 分享规模效益。这些规模效益包括：采购规模效益、广告规模效益、经营规模效益、技术开发规模效益等。　　 (4)获取多方面支持。加盟商可从特许商处获得多方面的支持，如培训、选择地址、资金融通、市场分析、统一广告、技术转让等。

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Franchising － future development

Popularity continue into the foreseeable future. As the franchise industry becomes more mature and attem

pts to gain an increased degree of public respectability( 公众赞同 ), franchisees are likely to become more particular about the businesses they agree to deal with, as they endeavour （尽力） to join the enterprise culture.

The franchisee who have bear the financial risk of the business in return for a share in the profit; the franchiser has a reputation （声誉） to think about.

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Licensing 许可证经营

Another form of non-equity agreement(非股权协议 ) under which a firm in one country (the licensor 许可人 ) authorises a firm in another country (the licensee 被许可人 ) to use its intellectual property （ IP ） (e.g. patents 专利 , copyrights版权 , trade names 商标 , know-how实用技术 ) in return for certain considerations （报酬） , usually royalty payments （许可证使用费） .

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Licensing-licensee 被许可人

Licences may be granted to individuals, independent companies, subsidiaries of a multinational company (跨国公司的子公司 ) or to government agencies.

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Licensing- exclusive or not

Exclusive 排他的 The rights granted may be exclusive or non-e

xclusive.排他性许可 &非排他性许可

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Licensing- advantages

Reducing competition by sharing technology Seeking overseas profits without direct foreign investm

ent Protecting an asset from potential “pirates” （侵权） Avoiding restrictions on foreign investment or imports i

mposed by other countries 规避他国对外国投资或进口的限制

Recouping （补偿） some research and development costs

Gaining a share of an overseas market

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Licensing-disadvantages

The owner loses degree of control over the asset, including the quality of production, and this may affect the product’s image and sales elsewhere.

Possibility of the licensee dominating(占领 ) the market after the agreement ends, even to the extent of excluding the licensor form the marketplace by aggressive(侵犯性的 ) competition or the development of an alternative product.

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Joint ventures

A jointly owned and independently incorporated business venture involving more than one organisation.

多个组织共同拥有一个有独立法人地位的企业

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Example

Chinese-Foreign Equity Joint Ventures

中外合资经营企业 Foreign companies, enterprises, other economic organisations o

r individuals to equity joint ventures together with Chinese companies enterprises or other economic organisation within the territory of the PRC, on the principle of equality and mutual benefit, and subject to approval by the Chinese Government.

Chinese-Foreign Contractual Joint Ventures

中外合作经营企业

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Joint ventures- advantages

Joint ventures are popular with international companies and have been one of the ways in which international companies have sought to develop an overseas, particularly in the face of important restrictions, or heavy research and development costs.

跨国公司开拓海外市场的方式之一。

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Summary of key points(1)

Business organisations have a legal structure The three commonest forms of business in the

private sector are sole traders, partnership and limited companies

Whereas the owners of the first two types of business organisation face unlimited personal liability, in companies the legal separation of the firm from its owners affords the latter limited personal liability

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Companies are normally run by directors who are appointed to represent the interest of the owners (shareholders). In public companies this separation of ownership and control is a key distinguishing feature

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The legal status of the organisation have implications for the objectives of the enterprise, how it is financed and for its stakeholder relationships

Franchising, licensing and joint ventures are important development in running business ventures.

Economy & Finance

Business Enviornment2(Three Aspects)