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Divisional structure

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

nounCommon term

In management & leadership, divisional structure means: An arrangement that groups operations into units based on products, markets or regions, each with several functions.

In Turkish: bölümlere dayalı yapı

How it is used

Use for divisions with their own operational responsibilities; a division need not be a separate legal company.

Example sentences

  1. The divisional structure gave the medical products unit its own sales and production teams.

    Several functions are combined around a particular product business.

  2. After entering Asia, the group considered a divisional structure organised by region.

    Geography can provide the organising basis for semi-autonomous units.

Common collocations

  • a divisional structure
  • move to a divisional structure
  • org chartA diagram that shows how an organisation is structured, with boxes for roles or people and lines showing who reports to whom.
  • hierarchyA system in which the people in an organisation are arranged in levels, with each level having more authority than the one below it.

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