business organizations
Firms and corporations
Business organizations are entities formed to conduct commercial activity—corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and the like.
The term often appears in legal and academic contexts discussing how enterprises structure themselves: Business organizations law covers everything from sole proprietorships to multinational corporations.
A course or textbook in business organizations typically examines the rights, duties, and liabilities that different corporate forms create.
- corporate ladderOrganizational rank structure
- board of directorsGoverning body of organization
- social enterpriseBusiness prioritizing impact over profit
- sole proprietorshipUnincorporated individual-owned business
- finance departmentUnit managing organizational funds
partnership · corporation · joint venture · hostile takeover · private company · brick and mortar · cooperative · franchise · healthcare provider · limited liability company · trade association · multinational corporation · financial institution · startup · angel investor · bottom line · government agency · corner office
business organizationsnonprofit organizations
Groups without profit motive
charities · charitable organizations · NGOs · non-governmental organizations · humanitarian organizations
business organizationsgovernment agencies
State-run administrative bodies
governments · public sector organizations · state enterprises · governmental bodies · public institutions
business organizationsgrassroots movements
Citizen-led collective action
communes · social movements · ad hoc committees · collectives · community groups
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