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“ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness.”ByPresidentCalvinCoolidge(1872-1933)Chapter6TheWorldofAmericanBusiness“ThebusinessofAmericaisbu1Contents1Americanbusinessanditscharacteristics2BusinessandAmericanvalues3AmericanbusinessheroesandCEOs4Problems&StrengthsofAmericanbusiness5ChangingAmericanworkforceContents21AmericanbusinessanditscharacteristicsTwokeywords:private&profitBusinessesaredirectlyorindirectlyownedandoperatedbyprivateindividualsorgroupsofindividualsinordertomakeaprofit.Differentfrom:●Government-owned-and-operatedinstitutions●Nonprofitorganizations1Americanbusinessanditsc32BusinessandAmericanvalues2.1businessandcompetitionBusinessisviewedasbeingmorefirmlybasedontheidealofcompetition.Bothasavalueitself,andameansforotherbasicAmericanvalues●Individualfreedom—nomonopolyofpower●Equalityofopportunity—araceopentoall●Hardwork2BusinessandAmericanvalu42.2businessandmaterialwealthRisingfromragstorichesthroughbusiness—theAmericanDreamTocqueville’sobservationinthe1830s:●Americanspreferredbusinesstofarming●MoreinterestedinbuyingandsellinglandforaprofitthaninfarmingitBenefitingtheentirenationaswell2.2businessandmaterialweal53AmericanbusinessheroesandCEOs

3.1Entrepreneurs—examplesoftraditionalAmericanvaluesintheirpurestformSucceedinbuildingsomethinggreatoutofnothing—asruggedindividualistStartascommonpeoplethemselves—equalityofopportunityinactionStrongdislikeofsubmittingtohigherauthority—betheirownboss3Americanbusinessheroesa6FamousAmericanentrepreneursAndrewCarnegieandtheSteelBusiness

JohnD.RockefellerandthePetroleumIndustryHenryFordandtheAutomobileIndustryBillGatesSteveJobsFamousAmericanentrepreneurs7AndrewCarnegieAndrewCarnegie8JohnD.RockefellerJohnD.Rockefeller9HenryFordHenryFord10BillGatesBillGates11SteveJobsSteveJobs12FamousChineseenterprisesandentrepreneurs?●Sinopecvs.AlibabaFamousChineseenterprisesand133.2corporateCEOsinthe20thcentury●Managingbusinessthatsomeoneelsestarted●Undersevereattackfortheirhighsalariesandself-servingmanagementdecisions●As“pigsatthetrough”●CEOsinChina?3.2corporateCEOsinthe20th144Problems&StrengthsofAmericanbusiness4.1Problems4.1.1GildedAge●“robberbarons”andmonopoly"laissez-faire,“onceassociatedwithindividualfreedom,linkedtounfetteredcorporatepower,bullyingtrusts,andanunprecedentedlossofindividualfreedom4Problems&StrengthsofAm154.1.2offshoreoutsourcing●thehollowingoutofAmericaneconomy●lossofjobs美国社会与文化课程教学课件164.2strengthsRoleofinnovationandcreativityReindustrializationinrecentyears4.2strengths175ChangingAmerican

workforceGrowingpercentageofwomeninAmericanworkforceafterthe1960sNowabout50%ofworkforceBut…5ChangingAmerican

workfor18Only10-15%ofchiefexecutives—the“glassceiling”EarninglessthanmenSituationinChina?Only10-15%ofchiefexecutive19ThankyouThankyou20“ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness.”ByPresidentCalvinCoolidge(1872-1933)Chapter6TheWorldofAmericanBusiness“ThebusinessofAmericaisbu21Contents1Americanbusinessanditscharacteristics2BusinessandAmericanvalues3AmericanbusinessheroesandCEOs4Problems&StrengthsofAmericanbusiness5ChangingAmericanworkforceContents221AmericanbusinessanditscharacteristicsTwokeywords:private&profitBusinessesaredirectlyorindirectlyownedandoperatedbyprivateindividualsorgroupsofindividualsinordertomakeaprofit.Differentfrom:●Government-owned-and-operatedinstitutions●Nonprofitorganizations1Americanbusinessanditsc232BusinessandAmericanvalues2.1businessandcompetitionBusinessisviewedasbeingmorefirmlybasedontheidealofcompetition.Bothasavalueitself,andameansforotherbasicAmericanvalues●Individualfreedom—nomonopolyofpower●Equalityofopportunity—araceopentoall●Hardwork2BusinessandAmericanvalu242.2businessandmaterialwealthRisingfromragstorichesthroughbusiness—theAmericanDreamTocqueville’sobservationinthe1830s:●Americanspreferredbusinesstofarming●MoreinterestedinbuyingandsellinglandforaprofitthaninfarmingitBenefitingtheentirenationaswell2.2businessandmaterialweal253AmericanbusinessheroesandCEOs

3.1Entrepreneurs—examplesoftraditionalAmericanvaluesintheirpurestformSucceedinbuildingsomethinggreatoutofnothing—asruggedindividualistStartascommonpeoplethemselves—equalityofopportunityinactionStrongdislikeofsubmittingtohigherauthority—betheirownboss3Americanbusinessheroesa26FamousAmericanentrepreneursAndrewCarnegieandtheSteelBusiness

JohnD.RockefellerandthePetroleumIndustryHenryFordandtheAutomobileIndustryBillGatesSteveJobsFamousAmericanentrepreneurs27AndrewCarnegieAndrewCarnegie28JohnD.RockefellerJohnD.Rockefeller29HenryFordHenryFord30BillGatesBillGates31SteveJobsSteveJobs32FamousChineseenterprisesandentrepreneurs?●Sinopecvs.AlibabaFamousChineseenterprisesand333.2corporateCEOsinthe20thcentury●Managingbusinessthatsomeoneelsestarted●Undersevereattackfortheirhighsalariesandself-servingmanagementdecisions●As“pigsatthetrough”●CEOsinChina?3.2corporateCEOsinthe20th344Problems&StrengthsofAmericanbusiness4.1Problems4.1.1GildedAge●“robberbarons”andmonopoly"laissez-faire,“onceassociatedwithindividual