public function company($options, $by_email = FALSE) {
	  // check passed data
	  if(!is_string($options)) {
	    // bad data passed
		  throw new LinkedInException('LinkedIn->company(): bad data passed, $options must be of type string.');
	  }
	  if(!is_bool($by_email)) {
	    // bad data passed
		  throw new LinkedInException('LinkedIn->company(): bad data passed, $by_email must be of type boolean.');
	  }
	  
	  // construct and send the request
	  $query    = self::_URL_API . '/v1/companies' . ($by_email ? '' : '/') . trim($options);
	  $response = $this->fetch('GET', $query);
	  
	  /**
	   * Check for successful request (a 200 response from LinkedIn server) 
	   * per the documentation linked in method comments above.
	   */
	  return $this->checkResponse(200, $response);
	}