企业是什么?——西方企业理论述评兼论现代工商企业的本质

What Is An Enterprise: A Review of Western Enterprise Theory, Also on the Nature of the Modern Enterprise

古典企业理论、委托—代理理论、交易成本理论、产权理论、合约理论和专业化—协作理论等各自解释了企业的一个部分而没看到整体。应用综合的眼光来看现代工商企业 ,首先应强调其生产功能 ;其次 ,它是物理资产、流动性资本、技术技能的集合体 ;再次 ,它是各种管理能力的集合体 ;第四 。

The classic enterprise theory, the agency by agreement theory, the transaction costs theory, property right, the contract theory and the specialization coordination theory contribute partly to the enterprise theory, but not to the enterprise as a whole. The modern enterprise should be viewed from a comprehensive perspective. Firstly, the productive function of an enterprise should be emphasized, and it should be regarded as the instrument for the production and distribution for goods and services. Secondly, an enterprise is a pool of physical facilities, liquid capital and learned skills. Thirdly, an enterprise is an administrative framework of specific human management knowledge. Finally, an enterprise is a legal entity.