管理的重要性在欧美资本主义所谓“自由企业”(free enterprise)制度之下,每天倒闭的工商公司机构总有成千上万之数,其中失败原因大半是管理和经营政策的错误。这种现象不止限于小型企业范围中间,就是巨大的工商机构有时也难免这种遭遇。举一个例子来说,有一家全美第三大的连锁商店(chain store)格兰公司(W. T. Grant),成立已有好几十年,分店遍及 The importance of management Under the so-called “free enterprise” system of European and American capitalism, there are always thousands of business and industrial companies that fail each day. The reasons for failure are mostly errors in management and business policies. This phenomenon is not limited to the middle of the small-scale business. It is sometimes encountered by huge business and industrial organizations. As an example, there is a chain store, W. T. Grant, which is the third largest in the United States. It has been established for several decades and has branches throughout the country.