# executive (role)

a person who has a role that makes big decisions for an organization

- Computed level: L14 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: role  ·  Arena: executive

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [role](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-role.social), [choice](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-choice.decision), [control](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-control.ability), [big](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-big.size), [decision](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-decision.cognitive), [make](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-make.verb), [organization](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-organization.administrative), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social)

**Through:** the role, the ability to control, and the act of making cognitive decisions interact so that a person in the role selects significant options within an organizational structure

**Novel properties:**
- authoritative agency
- strategic oversight
- organizational influence

## Examples
- Elon Musk approved the design of SpaceX's Starship rocket in 2022, directing the company's engineering priorities. *(engineering)*
- The CEO of General Electric decided in 2018 to spin off its healthcare division, reshaping the corporation's structure. *(economics)*
- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared New Zealand's response to the Christchurch mosque shootings in 2019, guiding national policy. *(institutions)*

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-executive.role.json*  
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