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matrix organization [2 records]

Record 1 2010-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
DEF

A mixed organizational structure characterized by dual managerial responsibility and authority in which each employee reports to a project manager and to a functional manager.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
DEF

Structure d'organisation hybride dans laquelle le personnel est assujetti à une dualité d'autorité et de responsabilité répartie entre des services fonctionnels, d'une part, et des directeurs de projets, d'autre part.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
  • Corporate Structure
  • Administrative Structures (Publ. Admin.)
DEF

An administrative practice of assigning line and staff supervisors and employees to perform their own special tasks or duties in a number of different functions or levels of responsibilities for the accomplishment of specific short or long-range programs or projects in an organization.

Key term(s)
  • matrix organisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
  • Structures de l'entreprise
  • Structures de l'administration publique
DEF

Mode de gestion selon lequel les cadres hiérarchiques et consultatifs ainsi que leurs employés sont affectés, pour des projets spécifiques ou à court terme, à des fonctions et à des niveaux de responsabilité différents.

Spanish

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