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19:37 Apr 18, 2010
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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics / corporate governance
Italian term or phrase: strutture a pettine
This is a pyrimidal structure in which the leading firm 'directly' controls the other firms in the group. Is "comb structure" the proper term here?
hsaxton
Italy
Local time: 19:49


Summary of answers provided
3 +1horizontal matrix
Being Earnest
3Comb-type structures
sachin dagar
2flat organisational structure
Simon Lewis


  

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flat organisational structure


Explanation:
would be my guess. For the 'grappolo' I have found some reference to cluster structures, but I think it's very general. Could it just be 'hierarchical'?

Simon Lewis
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horizontal matrix


Explanation:
this looks like a comb

Being Earnest
Italy
Local time: 19:49
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agree  Peter Cox
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Comb-type structures


Explanation:
Actually a comb like structuring but I am afraid if they use this in "organizational structures".. :) Have a look may be you can make use of this... :)
You may never know when the terms from Chemistry would be borrowed and used in management...


    Reference: http://books.google.co.in/books?id=mCgcrvvRIucC&pg=PA353&lpg...
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