Professional Documents
Culture Documents
2.1. The Corporate Form of Organization
2.1. The Corporate Form of Organization
"One man cannot do right in one department of his life while he is occupied in doing wrong
in any other department. Life is one indivisible whole.” -Gandhi
2.1.2 Classes of Corporations “I choose to find balance between my responsibility in school and my responsibility at home,
friends and everything else.”
1. Stock Corporation has share capital divided into shares and authorized to distribute
profits as dividends among the shareholders.
2. Non-stock Corporation is one where no part of its income is distributed as dividends
to its members. It may be formed for charitable, religious, educational, professional,
cultural, fraternal, literacy, scientific, social, civil service, or similar purposes.
1
Before you act, always consider the consequences.
2.1.3 Components of a Corporation “I choose to think before I act.”
Note:
Kindly check out your study planner. To indicate that you have finished grasping the key points at
this part of the module, tick on the checklist for The Corporate Form of Organization. This is a
form of self -assessment so you can personally monitor your learning progress.
Self-Check