传统企业观 — — 不论是马克思还是米尔顿·弗里德曼（Milton Friedman ） — —认为，企业是一个由资本家（股东）所有、代表其经营者的组织。
The traditional view of the firm – shared by both Karl Marx and Milton Friedman – is that it is an organization owned by capitalists (shareholders), on whose behalf it is run.