# corporate (business)

of a company

- Computed level: L11 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: general

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [company](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-company.economic), [legal](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-legal.law)

**Through:** the company and legal aspects together create corporate

**Novel properties:**
- shared identity
- formal governance
- collective brand

## Examples
- Apple Inc. reported $383.29 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2023, operating under U.S. corporate law. *(economics)*
- The East India Company was granted a royal charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1600 to trade in Asia. *(institutions)*
- Microsoft Corporation legally registered its incorporation in Washington State on June 25, 1981. *(law)*

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