Description of the company Form of Ownership
state company
private company
joint stock company
company with limited liabilities
holding
joint venture
Typical Structure of a Company
President
Vice President Vice President
Chairman
Board of Directors
General
Directors
Deputy DG
D I R E C T O R S
D E P A R T M E N T S
Terms
vice-president |
- вице-президент |
chairman |
- председатель |
Board of directors |
- совет директоров |
Director-General |
- генеральный директор |
deputy |
- заместитель |
department |
- отдел, управление, ведомство |
production |
- производственный |
commercial |
- коммерческий |
personnel |
- отдел кадров |
marketing |
- отдел маркетинга |
promotion |
- отдел рекламы |
technological |
- технический отдел |
subordinate |
- подчиненный |
be subordinate to |
- подчиняться кому-то |
at the head of |
- во главе |
research and development department |
- отд. исследования и развития |
financial |
- финансовый отдел |
human resources department |
- отд. кадров |
export and sales |
- отд. экспорта и продажи (сбыта) |
chief |
- главный |
assistant |
- помощник |
Typical Management Structure of an American Company
President
Senior Vice President &
Chief Executive
Vice President
Shipping (x)
Vice President
Production (x)
Vice President
Marketing (x)
Vice President
Finance &
Administration (x)
Production
Production
Dir. Europe
Export Sales
Director
Production
Dir North America
Sales Director
North America
Director
Research and
Development
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x) is included in the Executive Board /Board of Directors/.
COMPANY ORGANISATION (in Britain)
The organisational structure of a British company is as follows:
The Managing Director is responsible for running the v/hole company, and is accountable to the Board. He is assisted by four executive departments. These are: Human Resources (Personnel) department, Management Services department, Finance department, Research & Development department. (R&D)
Human Resources Department is responsible for personnel, training and management development.
Finance department takes care of corporate finance and accounting.
Management Services department is in charge of rationalisation throughout
R & D department is responsible for new product development. Under the Managing Director there are five Regional Managers; each of them is responsible for the day-to-day management of a territory (North, South, East, West and Central Regions). The five regions are supported by two sections - Marketing and Technical Services. In addition to the parent Co there are several subsidiaries. The subsidiaries report to the Export
Sales department, which in turn is accountable to the Board.
Export and Sales department is responsible for selling the company's products.
Technological department is responsible for the mode of production and elaborating new technologies.
Marketing department is in charge of marketing activities of the company.
Production department is responsible for-all the aspects of production.
Promotion department is in charge or advertising activities.
Commercial department is responsible for trading activities of the company.