← Back to Fala2Me

layered organizational structure

[ˈleɪərd ˌɔːrɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl ˈstrʌktʃər]
nounpl: layered organizational structures
estrutura organizacional em camadas
1. An organizational hierarchy with multiple levels of management, where authority and responsibility are distributed across distinct layers from top to bottom
The company adopted a layered organizational structure with executives at the top, middle managers in the middle, and employees at the bottom.
A empresa adotou uma estrutura organizacional em camadas com executivos no topo, gerentes intermediários no meio e funcionários na base.
2. A hierarchical system where information and decisions flow through multiple management levels
The layered organizational structure ensured clear chains of command but sometimes slowed down decision-making processes.
A estrutura organizacional em camadas garantia cadeias de comando claras, mas às vezes desacelerava os processos de tomada de decisão.
Synonyms
hierarchical organizational structuremulti-level hierarchytiered organizational structurebureaucratic structure
Antonyms
flat organizational structurehorizontal organizationmatrix organizationdecentralized structure

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
estrutura organizacional em camadas
Most common translation in Brazilian Portuguese business contexts
São Paulo
estrutura em níveis hierárquicos
Alternative used in corporate environments
Portugal
estrutura organizacional em camadas
Standard term in Portuguese business Portuguese, sometimes used with 'estratificada'

Related Idioms & Phrases

climb the corporate ladder
breaking down silos
chain of command
management hierarchy
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →