corporateness
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- noun
- /ˈkɔːrpərɪtnəs/
- Formal
- The corporateness of the organization is evident in its strict adherence to policies and procedures.
Examples
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Employees often feel a sense of corporateness that binds them to the collective mission of the firm.
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During the meeting, the CEO emphasized the importance of corporateness in achieving the company's goals.
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For them, the fiesta is a celebration of the identity and corporateness of their city.
Academic text (1991) -
First, the military, more than other government sectors, develops a strong sense of corporateness, which contrasts the military officer with the rest of society.
Academic text (1992) -
Consequently, they showed neither esprit de corps nor corporateness.
Academic text (1994) -
Samuel Huntington uses three essential elements to describe military professionalism: expertise, responsibility, and corporateness.
Academic text (1993) -
The emphasis of the Neo-Destour party was on modernization under the tutelage of intellectuals, the corporateness of society, and the ability of the party to represent all interest groups.
Academic text (1998) -
But by the measures of professionalism Huntington invokes—expertise, responsibility, and corporateness—it would seem the U.S. military remained highly professional despite extensive civilian intervention.
Academic text (1996) -
Careerism stresses the "I" and professionalism the "We." Authors who have studied the nature of professionalism stress the notion of corporateness (We-ness) and a sense of social responsibility.
Academic text (1993)
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Corporateness comes from the root corp- meaning 'body', the same root in corporation (a company treated as one 'body'). So corporateness is the 'company-like' quality of being formal and distant, like an organization acting as a single body.