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HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION [13 records]

Record 1 2025-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
DEF

A generic relation or partitive relation.

OBS

hierarchical relation; hierarchical concept relation : designations standardized by the International Organization for Standardization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
DEF

Relation générique ou relation partitive.

OBS

relation hiérarchique; relation hiérarchique entre concepts : désignations normalisées par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lexicología, lexicografía y terminología
DEF

Relación entre conceptos en la que una noción superordenada se divide en nociones subordinadas para formar así uno o varios niveles conceptuales.

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Record 2 2025-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
OBS

non hierarchical relation : designation standardized by the International Organization for Standardization.

Key term(s)
  • non-hierarchical relation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
OBS

relation non hiérarchique : désignation normalisée par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Structure
  • Management Theory
  • Sociology (General)
  • Public Administration (General)
DEF

A large-scale, formal organization that is highly differentiated and efficiently organized by means of formal rules and departments or bureaus of highly trained experts whose activities are coordinated by a hierarchical chain of command. This type of organization is also characterized by centralization of authority, and emphasis on discipline, rationality, technical knowledge, and impersonal procedures.

CONT

The entire restructuring process, which has already started, should take well over a year to complete. If it is successful, it could well set an important precedent for large machine organizations in government.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Structures de l'entreprise
  • Théories de la gestion
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
  • Administration publique (Généralités)
DEF

Organisation formelle de grande dimension, aux activités hautement différenciées, reposant sur la spécialisation, la hiérarchisation des fonctions et caractérisée par la centralisation de l'autorité, l'importance de la discipline et de la connaissance technique, l'application de règles impersonnelles et la rationalité de son mode de fonctionnement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estructura de la empresa
  • Teorías de la gestión
  • Sociología (Generalidades)
  • Administración pública (Generalidades)
DEF

Rama administrativa de cualquier gobierno, aun cuando su naturaleza no sea necesariamente burocrática. En tal sentido se habla de «la» burocracia para referirse a la administración del Estado y de «una» burocracia para aludir a una determinada agencia o departamento de ésta.

CONT

A su vez, cada actor o grupo de actores tiene sus propias percepciones o intereses, los cuales fundamentalmente están determinados [...] por el puesto que ocupan dentro de la burocracia: la posición de un actor frente a un problema depende mucho menos de su perspectiva personal que de su cargo.

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Record 4 2012-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
DEF

An organization structure with few hierarchical levels and, usually, a wide span of control.

CONT

... it is our assumption that the risk exposure is reduced to a moderate level through the informal adhoc compensating procedures and relatively flat organizational structure, which fosters active participation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
CONT

Nous présumons [...] que le risque est modéré compte tenu du fait qu'il est atténué par les procédures de compensation informelles adoptées pour la circonstance et la structure organisationnelle relativement horizontale qui favorise la participation active.

Spanish

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Record 5 2010-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Customs and Excise
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

The official U.S. government nomenclature describing and classifying imported goods and the duty rates applicable to those goods.

OBS

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States(HTS) was enacted by Congress and made effective on January 1, 1989, replacing the former Tariff Schedules of the United States. The HTS comprises a hierarchical structure for describing all goods in trade for duty, quota, and statistical purposes. This structure is based upon the international Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System(HS), administered by the World Customs Organization in Brussels; the 4-and 6-digit HS product categories are subdivided into 8-digit unique U. S. rate lines and 10-digit non-legal statistical reporting categories.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Douanes et accise
  • Commerce extérieur
Key term(s)
  • Tarif douanier des États-Unis

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de documentos y obras
  • Aduana e impuestos internos
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 6 2005-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education (General)
  • Educational Psychology
CONT

The affective domain is a term derived from Bloom’s Taxonomy of educational objectives. ... The affective domain includes values, attitudes, feelings, self-concept and self-esteem.

OBS

In a manner analogous to the cognitive domain, the affective domain is divided into hierarchical levels : Receiving, Responding, Valuing, Organization and Characterization.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
  • Psychologie scolaire
DEF

Catégorie de la taxonomie des objectifs pédagogiques qui se rapporte au développement des attitudes, des sentiments, des champs d'intérêt, des appréciations ainsi que des valeurs et du jugement.

Spanish

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Record 7 2003-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Organization Planning
  • Plans and Specifications (Construction)
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
DEF

The person responsible for the management of a project.

OBS

The following terms are also encountered in designating this function : project architect, project engineer, project leader, etc. The actual title given to the person performing this function, and his hierarchical position, depend on the organization of the project and the organizational structure of the company.

OBS

Term(s) and definition approved by the committee set up by the Centre international GP to study the terminology related to major project management.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Devis, cahiers des charges et plans (Construction)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
DEF

Personne qui gère un projet.

OBS

La définition de directeur de projet énoncée ci-dessus vise à clarifier le sens du terme et à déraciner l'usage fautif de gérant de projet dans le sens de directeur de projet. À titre d'exemple, citons le cas de l'entreprise XYZ, gérant de projet, qui nomme [telle personne] au poste de directeur de projet.

OBS

Le niveau hiérarchique et le titre de la personne remplissant cette fonction peuvent varier selon l'organisation du projet ou la structure de l'entreprise. En effet, on trouve également dans les documents consultés : architecte de projet, chargé de projet, coordonnateur de projet, gestionnaire de projet, ingénieur de projet, responsable de projet, etc.

OBS

Terme(s) et définition approuvés par le comité chargé par le Centre international GP d'étudier les termes de la gestion des grands projets.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Planificación de organización
  • Planos y pliegos de condiciones (Construcción)
  • Ejecución de los trabajos de construcción
DEF

Persona responsable de poner en vigor las metas de un proyecto.

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Record 8 2002-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of the Family
  • Sociology of Human Relations
CONT

Patriarchy is the root cause of family violence and is defined as a hierarchal... organization of power.... The patriarchal, hierarchical organization of power depends on people at the top exercising power over others at the bottom.... This analysis of the organization and exercise of power in our society and in our families has a great deal of explanatory power in our consideration of family violence....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la famille
  • Sociologie des relations humaines

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la familia
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
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Record 9 1999-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
DEF

A specific type of organization chart that shows which organizational units are responsible for which work items.

CONT

Organizational Breakdown Structure(OBS). A hierarchical structure designed to pinpoint the area of an organization responsible for each part of a project. A depiction of the project organization arranged so as to relate work packages to organizational units.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
OBS

[...] définir les responsabilités grâce à la constitution d'une arborescence, ou «Organization Breakdown Structure» (OBS) qui attribue un domaine de compétence à chacun des participants.

Spanish

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Record 10 1991-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
OBS

Groups that are formed from various hierarchical levels or subunits of an organization so that the participants are not persons who ordinarily work together.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 11 1988-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Percy has a hierarchical organization that allows for a task-oriented context for its interactions with the environment. Percy is a robot that is simulated on a computer. Its task is to build a next.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
OBS

Voir aussi "langage de manipulation des tâches".

Spanish

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Record 12 1986-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

Consists of a hierarchical organization of files which contain lists of facts(propositions) about a particular object.

Key term(s)
  • propositional coding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 13 1981-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
OBS

An organization structure with many hierarchical levels and usually a narrow span of control

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
Key term(s)
  • structure hiérarchique en hauteur

Spanish

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