"The only responsibility of corporate executives, provided they stay within the law, is to make as much money as possible for their companies."
...oney, under given condition, to assure the returning of the directors¡¯ investment and the basic salary need of his people. Morever, as respect to the process of managing a company, profits should be made to keep an abundant cash flow to adopt innovation in technology or management to keep a stable development in a long run. Without being profitable, a company is destined to fail. Should his operation of the company be fruitless, and he would probably run the risk of being substituted by another more qualified one, let alone to fullfill other social duties imposed. The more one¡¯s fortune is, the more social responsibilities should he undertake. That is one of the criterions for a sound society. Nowadays, more and more social causes have been started and maintained by some charity institutions whose financial sources are mainly from the donation of those successful enterprisers. One of the famous businessmen, Li Jiacheng, being regarded as the most economical person among his peers by the Fortune, has contributed more than 5 billion Hong Kong dallors in all to a variety of charities, and therefore, gained great respects from almost all circles of life in China. Actually, One¡¯s career can be promoted, to some extent,by the general popularity obtained through endowment to charites and other public welfare work. The social responsibility of an enterpriser includes not only donating money to charities, but also complying with laws and basic trade regulations, trying to be honest and creditable, and finally helping create a more sound and healthy b...