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分工精細

English translation: (highly) structured division of labo(u)r


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Chinese term or phrase:分工精細
English translation:(highly) structured division of labo(u)r
Entered by: amtbglo
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08:02 Jan 4, 2010
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / corporate structure
Chinese term or phrase: 分工精細
Context: 在一般大公司分工精細下員工花上五年時間都不見得有機會參予部門管理、商品研發和業務推廣。
amtbglo
Taiwan
Local time: 19:36
(highly) structured division of labo(u)r
Explanation:
I think the best translation would be "In the structured division of labor of most large companies..." or "In the highly structured division of labor of most large companies...".

Obviously "labor" would be spelled "labour" for British English.

See the web references below for further examples of usage of this term.
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Vanessa Bozzay
Germany
Local time: 13:36
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This comes a bit late because I couldn't make a decision. Now with a bit more knowledge in this, I can and shall award the points to your answer. Thank you very much for your response. Many thanks to the other answerers as well.
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Summary of answers provided
4well-defined division of labor
Q Yue
4(highly) structured division of labo(u)r
Vanessa Bozzay


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28 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(highly) structured division of labo(u)r


Explanation:
I think the best translation would be "In the structured division of labor of most large companies..." or "In the highly structured division of labor of most large companies...".

Obviously "labor" would be spelled "labour" for British English.

See the web references below for further examples of usage of this term.

Example sentence(s):
  • "Small size itself makes it necessary and possible to run an organisation without a structured division of labour and management hierarchy..." (Urban informal sector in a developing economy‎ - Page 14, T. S. Papola)
  • "Their operations are underpinned by a structured division of labour: the production process is broken down into more and less skilled parts; or into stages ..." (A sociology of Ireland - Page 47, Hilary Tovey, Perry Share)

    Reference: http://books.google.de/books?id=vFOdddZe6d4C&pg=PT163&dq=%22...
    Reference: http://books.google.de/books?id=Hn2VP0uuqygC&pg=PA580&dq=%22...
Vanessa Bozzay
Germany
Local time: 13:36
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This comes a bit late because I couldn't make a decision. Now with a bit more knowledge in this, I can and shall award the points to your answer. Thank you very much for your response. Many thanks to the other answerers as well.
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93 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
well-defined division of labor


Explanation:
I once translated it as "well-defined division of lator"

Q Yue
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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