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安德鲁·卡内基：安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 336
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
While testing the ores of Virginia we found that these were being quietly purchased by Europeans for ferro-manganese, the owners of the mine being led to believe that they were used for other purposes. Our Mr. Phipps at once set about purchasing that mine. He obtained an option from the owners, who had neither capital nor skill to work it efficiently. A high price was paid to them for their interests, and (with one of them, Mr. Davis, a very able young man) we became the owners, but not until a thorough investigation of the mine had proved that there was enough of manganese ore in sight to repay us. All this was done with speed; not a day was lost when the discovery was made. And here lies the great advantage of a partnership over a corporation. The president of the latter would have had to consult a board of directors and wait several weeks and perhaps months for their decision. By that time the mine would probably have become the property of others.
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定位：Additional excerpt 336 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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在检测弗吉尼亚矿石时，他们发现这些矿石正被欧洲人悄悄买走用于制造锰铁，而矿主还以为矿石另有用途。卡内基的合伙人菲普斯立刻着手购买那座矿。他从矿主那里拿到优先购买权——那些矿主既无资本也无技术有效开采。他们付高价买下权益，并与其中一位能干的年轻人戴维斯先生一起成为矿主，但前提是彻底调查证明可见的锰矿储量足以回本。这一切都迅速完成，发现后一天都没耽误。卡内基指出，这正是合伙制优于公司制的地方：公司总裁得咨询董事会，等上几周甚至几个月，那时矿可能已归别人。
上下文
卡内基自传中讲述他如何快速收购弗吉尼亚锰矿，并借此说明合伙制决策速度的优势。
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当机会出现时，你的决策流程是让你更快行动，还是让你错失良机？
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