Corp
Inc.'s formal cousin
Corp is an abbreviation for corporation, used in company names: Microsoft Corp. , Intel Corp.
It appears with or without a period.
In military contexts, corp or corps refers to a military unit, though corps is the standard spelling there.
The abbreviation is pronounced like "core" or "corpse" depending on context.
Corporation spanning many industries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- headquartersCentral command location
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- holding companyBusiness owning other businesses
parent company · blue-chip · enterprise · firm · LLC · limited · registered · charter
First public stock offering
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
shareholders · fiscal · revenue · profit · capital · merger · acquisition · valuation
Top corporate officer
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
- board of directorsGoverning body of organization
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
C-suite · chairman · CFO · COO · stakeholder · fiduciary · oversight · accountability
Partitioned office workspace
- office politicsPower dynamics at work
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- dress codeStandards for acceptable attire
nine-to-five · water cooler · memo · synergy · restructuring · downsizing · layoffs · HR
conglomerate
Corporation spanning many industries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- headquartersCentral command location
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
holding company · parent company · blue-chip · enterprise · firm · LLC · limited · registered · charter · articles
IPO
First public stock offering
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
dividends · shareholders · fiscal · revenue · profit · capital · merger · acquisition · valuation · market cap
CEO
Top corporate officer
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
- board of directorsGoverning body of organization
- executiveSenior organizational leader
management · C-suite · chairman · CFO · COO · stakeholder · fiduciary · oversight · accountability · proxy vote
cubicle
Partitioned office workspace
- office politicsPower dynamics at work
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
dress code · nine-to-five · water cooler · memo · synergy · restructuring · downsizing · layoffs · HR · onboarding
Unincorporated individual-owned business
nonprofit · individual · mom-and-pop · cooperative · small business
CorpField Marshal
Highest military rank title
officer · high command · brass · enlisted
- corporate espionageTheft of proprietary business information
- corporate brandingCompany's distinctive visual presence
- esprit de corpsShared pride among members
- corporate ladderOrganizational rank structure
- corporate scandalsOrganizational wrongdoing made public
- corporate attire
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