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约翰·D·洛克菲勒：洛克菲勒回忆录·补录 173
约翰·D·洛克菲勒《洛克菲勒回忆录》· Random Reminiscences of Men and Events · 领导
But to return to the story of our troubled investments: Mr. Gates went into the study of each of these business concerns, and did the best he could with them. It has been our policy never to allow a company in which we had an interest to be thrown into the bankruptcy court if we could prevent it; for receiverships are very costly in many ways and often involve heavy sacrifices of genuine values. Our plan has been to stay with the institution, nurse it, lend it money when necessary, improve facilities, cheapen production, and avail ourselves of the opportunities which time and patience are likely to bring to make it self-sustaining and successful. So we went carefully through the affairs of these crippled enterprises in the hard times of 1893 and 1894, carrying many of them for years after; sometimes buying the interests of others and sometimes selling our own interest, but all or nearly all escaped the expenses and humiliation of bankruptcy, receivership, and foreclosure.
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定位：Additional excerpt 173 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
回到那些麻烦的投资：盖茨逐一研究每家企业，尽力处理。洛克菲勒的原则是，只要有可能，绝不让有利益的公司破产，因为破产管理成本高，还常造成价值损失。他们的做法是坚持持有、细心照料、必要时借钱、改善设施、降低成本，靠时间和耐心让企业自立成功。1893至1894年困难时期，他们仔细梳理这些受损企业，有的买下别人股份，有的卖出自己的，但几乎都避免了破产、托管和 foreclosure 的代价与羞辱。核心是：遇困企业先救再谈取舍，耐心经营往往比甩手破产更划算。
上下文
洛克菲勒讲述1893-1894年经济困难时期，处理受损投资企业的原则和具体做法。
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