利润是手段还是目的?何为企业的社会责任?发生在美国的这场大辩论,表明21世纪企业正急于寻找新的价值目标刚刚去世不久的诺贝尔经济学奖得主弗里德曼35年前在纽约《时代》周刊发表的一篇题为《企业的社会责任就是赚取利润》的文章,在这篇文章中,弗里德曼对那些认为企业应具有社会良心,应在解决就业、消除歧视和保护环境方面负起责任的人表现了极大的不耐烦。他说,这些人是在宣扬纯粹的社会主义；持有同样观点的企业家们是这些想颠覆市场经济的知识分子们的玩偶。此后,这片文章的观点就一直作为美国企业界对这一问题的主流看法。可是进入21世纪后,华尔街上市公司丑闻不断,美国社会有越来越多的人质 Profit Is Means or Purpose? What Is Corporate Social Responsibility? This big debate in the United States shows that enterprises in the 21st century are eager to find new value targets. Friedman, the Nobel Prize laureate just after his death, 35 years ago An article published in Time magazine in New York City entitled “Social Responsibility for Business is Making Money.” In this article, Friedman said to those who believe that companies should have a social conscience, should be in solving employment, eliminate Those who took responsibility for discrimination and environmental protection showed great impatience. He said these people are advocating pure socialism; entrepreneurs who hold the same view are the dolls of intellectuals who want to subvert the market economy. Since then, the article’s point of view has been the mainstream view of the U.S. business community on this issue. However, after entering the 21st century, Wall Street scandals listed companies continue to have more and more hostage in American society