Aims of Private Organizations
Profitabilityis the main aim of private organizationsbut it is important to realise that a business will have other aims. These include:
1. Survival: most of the time firms will not be worried about this. However, particularly in times of economic difficulty - such as recession - surviving will become an important short-term aim of the firm. In order to survive, the firm may have to make workers redundant and close some of its factories.
2. Growth:not all firms want to grow continually but growth is closely associated with survival. Very often, particularly for firms in highly competitive situations, e.g. computing and electronics, growth and development are the only way to ensure survival. Furthermore, shareholders and employees may benefit from the growth of the company.
3. Image: how the public at largeviews a company can be ' particularly important, and to this enda number of companies have public relations departments that have specific JJ, responsibility to improve the image of the company. A tarnished image can very often lose the company business.
Essentia! Vocabulary
aim n - намерение, цель;
to set an aim - ставить цель
business organization - коммерческая организация
commercial wants- коммерческие потребности
competitive adj - конкурентоспособный
corporationn - акционерное общество; корпорация
distributionn - распределение
establishv - основывать, учреждать
general partnership- компания/товарищество с неограниченной ответственностью
government organization - правительственная организация
growthn - рост, развитие
invest v — инвестировать, вкладывать деньги, капитал
limited partnership- компания/товарищество с ограниченной ответственностью
make a profit- получать прибыль
material wants- материальные потребности
meet wants - удовлетворять потребности
partnership contract = partnership agreement- договор/соглашение о сотрудничестве
partnershipn - товарищество, партнерство
private business- частное предприятие
private organization - частная организация
profitabilityn — рентабельность, прибыльность, доходность,
provision of a contract - условие договора
public at large- широкий круг людей
publicorganization - общественная организация
shareholder n - акционер
shares n pi- акции
jsoeial welfare- социальное обеспечение
sole proprietorship- единоличное владение
stock n - акционерный капитал; основной капитал; фонды
stockholder n - акционер, владелец государственных ценных бумаг; пайщик
stocks npl - государственные ценные бумаги
sue v - подавать в суд, возбуждать иск, предъявлять иск
survival n - выживание (на рынке)
to this end - с этой целью