But shareholders are not responsible for the debts of the corporation.

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In any private cooperation, there is a final line between what is good for management and what is good for shareholders.

在任何一个私人企业里，总是有一条底线划分,怎样对管理有利,怎样对股东有利。

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There's the insurance company, could be a corporation and it could be either a non-profit corporation or a for-profit corporation owned by shareholders.

一个保险公司,可以是,非盈利性股份公司,也可以是以盈利为目的的股份公司

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But, in the purest form-- and this is the form that we have in the United States-- the company exists for the shareholders.

但在最纯粹的体系中,即美国现行体系,公司是为股东而存在的

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In a for-profit corporation, the purpose of the entity is defined as profit for the shareholders.

在一家盈利性公司中,公司的目的是为股东谋求利益

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You might say, why should a company exist for the shareholders?

你可能问,公司为何要为股东存在呢

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When you sign on to a job on the board, you are signing on to a solemn responsibility and that responsibility is to treat all shareholders equally and fairly and make money for them.

如果你签订协议进入董事会,你就承担起一份庄严的责任,它就是,平等对待所有股东,努力为他们赚钱

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