A Tentative Analysis Of Mu Ou-chu's Thought Of "Saving The Nation ByIndustry And Commerce

Mu Ou-chu, a famous industrialist in modern times and a forerunner of scientific management of enterprises in China, sincerely believed in the thought of "saving the nation by industry and commerce" all through his life. He established many influential enterprises at that time, and probed thoroughly and practically into the ways that could develop industry and Chinese economy vigorously and promote the sound development of enterprises. His thought of "saving the nation by industry and commerce" includes theoretical study in the macroscopic way, policy suggestions, and tactics of management in the microcosmic way, which offers good reference for Chinese modernization today, from the angel of its contains and its methodology as well. This paper mainly analyses and thinks on the reason for its formation, its contains and its historic meaning, centring on Mu's thought.Firstly, the paper analyses the historical and ideological roots of Mu's thought. The strong nationalism was the pre-condition of it; the ideological trend of "saving the nation by industry and commerce" and the good environment home and abroad for industry gave impetus to the emergency of Mu's thought; the view of philosophy in the theory of Evolution lay an ideological foundation for it; the traditional idea of " only talking about commerce in the commercial circle " and the concept of "commercial struggle" were origins of the thought.Secondly, the paper illustrates Mu's macroscopic thoughts over "saving the nation by industry and commerce". The author expounds his exposition from the following four aspects: "Promoting the quality of businessman " was the internal motive force;Reforming the backward economic and political systems was the appealing of institutions; Developing education, transportation and finance was the pre-condition; "Laying equal stress on agriculture and industry" was the strategy .Thirdly, the paper deals with Mu's microcosmic analysis of "saving the nation by industry and commerce", expounding Mu's thought and practice in the management of enterprises from the aspects: management of property, management of personnel and ideas of management.Lastly, the paper makes a full evaluation of Mu's thought and practice. The author points out its class limitation and the inevitability of its failure, emphasizes its progressive aspects at the same time, including its displaying the rational nationalism, benefiting the modernization of Chinese national economy, showing the developing trend of the evolution of national capitalist and promoting the scientific and systematic management of enterprises.