joint-stock company
business entity which is owned by shareholders
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Summary
joint-stock company is a type of business entity[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of type of business entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,236 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Main regulatory text: stock corporation law[3]
- Subclass of: limited company[4]
- Commons category: Joint-stock companies[5]
- Said to be the same as: S.A.[6]
- Opposite of: non-stock corporation[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Joint-stock companies[8]
- Notation: ⅍[9]
- Described at URL: https://verwaltungsrats-lexikon.vrmandat.com/aktiengesellschaft/[10]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Meyer’s Universum, Sechster Band[14], Pax Leksikon[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17]
- Short name: SA[18], S.A[19], A/S[20]
- Different from: kabushiki gaisha[21]
- Wikidata usage instructions: 日本の株式会社はQ1480166を使用[22]
Why It Matters
joint-stock company has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]