structuration
English translation: (the) structuring
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| 10:13 Jan 20, 2002 |
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|  Selected response from: Evert DELOOF-SYS Belgium Local time: 19:05 | |||
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| 5 | Organization/ Organizational design |
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| 4 +1 | company structure |
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| 5 | organisation structuring |
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| 5 | organizational structure |
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| 4 | (the) structuring |
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5 mins confidence: 
Organization/ Organizational design Explanation: If it says 'structuration de l'organisation' HTH -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-01-20 10:32:48 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- you may also call it organizational structure! Reference: http://www.granddictionnaire.com |
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10 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1company structure Explanation: I would say no, that structuration is not used in English.(Chambers Dictionary gives it as a word rarely used) Depending on context I would work around "structure". Don |
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17 mins confidence:
(the) structuring Explanation: I'd go for 'the structuring of an organization'. Structuration is also used, though; often related to the 'theory of structuration' / organizational psychology etc: "... Transformation at Arizona Public Service Company. Organizational Dynamics, 23(3): 70 ... Organizational Change: An Adaptive Structuration Theory Framework for the ..." www.bus.iastate.edu/demarie/Research/Default.htm - or have a look at: http://www.tm.tue.nl/ecis/Working Papers/ECISWP45.pdf 'Structuring' returns about 200.000 hits at Google.com: "Company structuring to maximise after-tax profitability. ..." www.axis-strategy.com/company_structuring.htm |
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9 hrs confidence:
organisation structuring Explanation: The French word means a little more than the output (a structure as it is, see web reference), so I would go for structuring in English. Reference: http://www.granddictionnaire.com/_fs_global_01.htm |
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17 hrs confidence:
organizational structure Explanation: as demonstrated in an organization chart English:Administrative Structures (Publ. Adm.) Corporate Structure organization structure s CORRECT organizational structure s CORRECT corporate structure s CORRECT DEF - The system of relationships, formally prescribed and informally developed, that governs the activity of people who combine together in a point undertaking. s French:Administrative Structures (Publ. Adm.) Corporate Structure structure de l'organisation s CORRECT,FEM structure organisationnelle s CORRECT,FEM structure d'organisation s CORRECT,FEM DEF - Mode d'agencement des unités fonctionnelles au sein d'une organisation conditionnant l'ensemble de ses activités. s 1997-12-10 While the compound noun form "organization chart" is more common for *organigramme*, the adjectival form "organizational structure" is more common to describe corporate structure. (also, some 373,000 hits on Google for organizational Vs some 64,000 for organization). While the number of hits on Google is often in no way an indication of the validity of a term, In NA English, the adjectival form is more commong |
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