🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

organisation matricielle

Pronunciation / Transliteration: or-ɡa-ni-za-sjɔ̃ ma-tʁi-sjɛl

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Matrix Organization/ˈmeɪ.trɪks ˌɔːr.ɡən.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'entreprise a adopté une organisation matricielle pour stimuler l'innovation."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An organizational structure in which employees report to two or more managers rather than one, typically combining functional and product or project-based lines of authority.

    "The company shifted to a matrix organization to improve cross-functional collaboration and resource allocation."
  2. 2

    A complex corporate framework designed to share specialized skills and information across different divisions of a global enterprise.

    "Navigating the complexities of a matrix organization requires high emotional intelligence and strong communication skills."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'matrix', derived from the Latin 'matrix' (womb, source, or register) via French, referring to a grid-like intersecting system, with 'organization', stemming from the Greek 'organon' meaning instrument or tool. Evolving through mid-20th-century aerospace and engineering management theory, it came to describe a company structure where reporting lines are set up as a grid or matrix rather than in a traditional hierarchy.

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🇫🇷French → English

organisation matricielle

Transliteration: or-ɡa-ni-za-sjɔ̃ ma-tʁi-sjɛl

"L'entreprise a adopté une organisation matricielle pour stimuler l'innovation."

🇩🇪German → English

Matrixorganisation

Transliteration: maːtʁɪksɔʁɡanizaˈtsi̯oːn

"Die Matrixorganisation verbindet funktionale und projektbezogene Verantwortlichkeiten."

🇮🇹Italian → English

organizzazione a matrice

Transliteration: or-ɡa-ni-tza-tsjo-ne a ma-trit-tʃe

"In un'organizzazione a matrice i dipendenti hanno più di un superiore."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

organización matricial

Transliteration: oɾ.ɣa.ni.saˈθjon maˈtɾi.sjal

"La organización matricial facilita la comunicación entre diferentes departamentos."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

estrutura matricial

Transliteration: is-tru-ˈtu-ɾɐ ma-tɾi-ˈsiw

"A estrutura matricial exige maior clareza nas tomadas de decisão."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

मैट्रिक्स संगठन

Transliteration: maitriksh sangathan

"मैट्रिक्स संगठन में कर्मचारियों को दो प्रबंधकों को रिपोर्ट करना पड़ता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

矩阵式组织

Transliteration: jǔ zhèn shì zǔ zhī

"矩阵式组织有助于打破部门壁垒。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

매트릭스 조직

Transliteration: maeteu-rik-seu jo-jik

"매트릭스 조직은 프로젝트 중심의 유연성을 제공합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

マトリックス組織

Transliteration: matorikkusu soshiki

"マトリックス組織では複数の上司に報告する義務があります。"

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