public corporation
State-owned business entity
A public corporation is a company whose shares are traded on a stock exchange, available for purchase by the general public: Apple became a public corporation when it went public in 1980.
The term also refers to government-owned entities created to serve public purposes, like the BBC or Amtrak.
Context usually makes clear which meaning applies.
Obligation for one's actions
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- board of directorsGoverning body of organization
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- complianceAdhering to requirements
audit · ethics · regulations · bylaws · shareholder rights · proxy voting · annual meeting · SEC filing
Units of company ownership
- stockGoods kept for sale
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- IPOFirst public stock offering
securities · capitalization · investors · trading · exchange · portfolio · blue chip · NASDAQ
Belonging to government
- nationalizationGovernment acquisition of industry
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- government agencyState administrative body
- AmtrakU.S. passenger rail corporation
Of lesser importance
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- holding companyBusiness owning other businesses
- parent companyFirm owning subsidiary businesses
merger · acquisition · franchise · partnership · restructuring · diversification · spin-off · division
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- board of directorsGoverning body of organization
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
compliance · audit · ethics · regulations · bylaws · shareholder rights · proxy voting · annual meeting · SEC filing · disclosure
shares
Units of company ownership
- stockGoods kept for sale
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
IPO · securities · capitalization · investors · trading · exchange · portfolio · blue chip · NASDAQ · NYSE
state-owned
Belonging to government
- nationalizationGovernment acquisition of industry
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- government agencyState administrative body
subsidiary
Of lesser importance
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- holding companyBusiness owning other businesses
parent company · merger · acquisition · franchise · partnership · restructuring · diversification · spin-off · division · affiliate
- legal entitieslaw firm, LLC, company, nonprofit, partnership
public corporationprivate corporation
Business with restricted ownership
privately held company · private company · sole proprietorship · partnership · private enterprise
public corporationgovernment agency
State administrative body
nonprofit organization · government department · charitable organization · NGO · cooperative
public, publicly, publics, publication, publicize, publicized, publicizing, publicity, publish