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A certificate of ownership in a corporation, commonly known as a stock certificate, is a physical document that represents ownership of shares in a company. It includes details such as the shareholder's name, the number of shares owned, and the class of stock. Stock certificates are becoming less common as many corporations now maintain electronic records of share ownership.
In some corporations, depending on the quantity, you can be voted out. =/
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Question is vague. If the corporation sells common stock - then the owners are the shareholders of that stock. If the question is asking who LEGALLY represents the ownership/management of the corproration then it would be the Chief Executive Officer, Chariman of The Board, or some similarly-titled individual.
Most corporations can be owned by any number of people. Ownership in a corporation is represented by shares of stock. Each "share" represents an equal portion of ownership, and can be owned by a single person, more than one partners, or even another corporation. A special kind of corporation, called a Subchapter-S Corporation, receives certain tax benefits but cannot have more than 75 individual owners at a time.
Private corporations have different reporting requirements than public corporations. They also allow a tighter level of control for the ownership.
A C corporation is required to have shares - it is how ownership, profit sharing, and decision making is divided among the shareholders.
In public corporations, ownership is dispersed among shareholders who own shares of the company's stock. Shareholders elect a board of directors to oversee the corporation on their behalf. Ultimately, the shareholders have ownership rights, but they delegate decision-making to the board of directors.
A Stockholder is already invested in a corporation. When you purchase a stock you become a shareholder of that corporation. When a company becomes listed on a stock exchange or goes public the corporation issues shares or stock. Each stock represents a share in the company. You, the stock holder, becomes a partial owner of the company on a per share basis. If your question is why do investors invest in corporations through stock ownership the answer is simple. A person buys stock to make money..