🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

矩阵式管理

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jǔ zhèn shì guǎn lǐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Matrix Management/ˈmeɪ.trɪks ˈmæn.ɪdʒ.mənt/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"矩阵式管理有助于促进跨部门合作。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An organizational structure in which individuals report to more than one supervisor or leader, typically combining functional and product- or project-based lines of authority.

    "Implementing matrix management allowed the company to share resources across different departments more efficiently."
  2. 2

    A system of managerial governance characterized by dual or multiple reporting relationships rather than a traditional single-hierarchical chain of command.

    "Employees navigating matrix management often need strong communication skills to balance competing priorities from different directors."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from 'matrix' (from Latin 'matrix', meaning womb or breeding female, later evolving via mathematics into a grid or intersecting system) and 'management' (from Italian 'maneggiare', to handle, via French). The term emerged in the aerospace industry during the 1960s and 1970s to describe organizational structures where employees report to multiple bosses, such as both a functional manager and a project manager.

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🇫🇷French → English

management matriciel

Transliteration: ma-nəʒ-mɑ̃ ma-tʁi-sɛl

"Le management matriciel favorise la collaboration transversale."

🇩🇪German → English

Matrixorganisation

Transliteration: maːtʁɪksɔʁɡanizaˈtsi̯oːn

"Die Matrixorganisation kann manchmal zu unklaren Verantwortlichkeiten führen."

🇮🇹Italian → English

management a matrice

Transliteration: ˈmadʒenament a maˈtritʃe

"Il management a matrice richiede una forte cultura aziendale."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

gestión matricial

Transliteration: xesˈtiom maˈtɾisjal

"La gestión matricial mejora la flexibilidad operativa de la empresa."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

gestão matricial

Transliteration: ʒesˈtɐ̃w ma.tɾiˈsiw

"A gestão matricial é comum em multinacionais."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

मैट्रिक्स प्रबंधन

Transliteration: maittriks prabandhan

"मैट्रिक्स प्रबंधन में कर्मचारियों को एक से अधिक प्रबंधकों को रिपोर्ट करना पड़ता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

矩阵式管理

Transliteration: jǔ zhèn shì guǎn lǐ

"矩阵式管理有助于促进跨部门合作。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

매트릭스 조직 관리

Transliteration: maeteurikseu jojik gwanri

"매트릭스 조직 관리 체계에서는 의사소통이 매우 중요합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

マトリックス経営

Transliteration: matorikkusu keiei

"マトリックス経営は多角的な視点をもたらします。"

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