unit 3

independent, able to take decisions without consulting someone at the same level or higher in the chain of command

a specific activity in a company, e.g. production, marketing, finance

a system of authority with different levels, one above the other, e.g. a series of management positions, whose holders can make decisions, or give orders and instructions

to give someone else responsibility for doing something instead of you

to be responsible to someone and to take instructions from them

gegenüber jemandem verantwortlich sein und Anweisungen von ihm entgegennehmen

the power to give instructions to people at the level below in the chain of command

to delegate

autonomous

hierarchy or chain of command

function

to report to

line authority