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STUMBLING BLOCK [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Corporate Management (General)
DEF

An obstacle or hindrance; something that causes difficulty or slows down progress.

CONT

The company says that one of the biggest stumbling blocks for their self-managed work teams was that employees did not have a department-wide or organization-wide understanding of the business.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
DEF

Obstacle, écueil.

CONT

L'entreprise indique que l'une des plus grosses pierres d'achoppement auxquelles se sont heurtées ses équipes de travail autogérées a résidé dans le fait que les employés n'avaient pas une vue d'ensemble des activités de l'entreprise à l'échelle de l'organisation, ni même à l'échelle de leur service.

Spanish

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