🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Führungsstruktur

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌstʁʊktuːɐ̯

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Management structure/ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt ˈstrʌk.tʃər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Unternehmen hat seine Führungsstruktur modernisiert."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The organizational framework that determines how the roles, powers, and responsibilities are delegated, controlled, and coordinated within a company.

    "The company decided to flatten its management structure to improve internal communication."
  2. 2

    The hierarchical arrangement of lines of authority and reporting relationships in an enterprise.

    "A rigid management structure can sometimes stifle innovation among junior employees."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'management', derived from the late Italian 'maneggiare' (to handle, via Latin 'manus' meaning hand), and 'structure', originating from the Latin 'structura' (a fitting together, building). Together, the compound emerged in modern corporate terminology during the mid-20th century to describe the organizational framework of businesses.

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