Personengesellschaft
partnership
Partnership
2 or more owners, all self-employed, all unlimited liability
limited liability partnership
only one partner fully liable for all debts
corporation / multinational company
a company operating internationally, it has several subsidiaries in other countries
Tochtergesellschaft
subsidiary
Genossenschaft
cooperative
Departments in companies
HR, R&D, Sales, Marketing, Logistics, Purschasing, Production, IT
Hierarchie
hirarchy
verantwortlich sein für …
to be responsible for (the company)
= to be in charge of (the company)
= to be accountable for (the company)
jemandem gegenüber verantwortlich sein
to be responsible to somebody
= to be accountable to somebody
jemanden einstellen
to employ somebody
Angestellter
employee
Arbeiter
worker
Aufsichtsrat
board of directors
Hauptgeschäftsführer
CEO (chief executive officer)
Führungskräft
executive
Abteilungen
departments / divisions
Abteilungsleiter
head of department
Befehlskette
chain of command
Kontrollspanne
span of control
Hierarchieebenen
layers / levels in the company hierarchy
Hierarchieabbau
delayering
flache Hierarchien
flat hierarchies
Fadenspiel
cat’s cradle structure
direkter Vorgesetzter
line manager
Zuletzt geändertvor einem Monat