[Vocabulary] sector, department, section, division

[lux aeterna]

hey there again

when talking about companies, how could we relate these 4 words to each other?

thnx again!

ps. the other similar post didn't help!

 

[bhaisahab]

hey there again

when talking about companies, how could we relate these 4 words to each other?

thnx again!

ps. the other similar post didn't help!

In your profile you say you are an English teacher. As such you should make a good example by writing correct English on this site for learners, using appropriate capitalisation and punctuation.

 

[lux aeterna]

Fair enough!

I am not a teacher though. I've picked the wrong bullet! :roll:

But I'll try to set a good example!

Any answer to my question above?

Thank you

 

[5jj]

It very much depends on how the words are used within the partcular company. Very often, a division is a fairly large part of the comany. In each of a small number of divisions there may be a number of departments. For example, a vehicle manufacturer may have lorry and car divisions, each of which may have its own research and development, engineering, sales, etc departments. A section can be part of a division or of a department. As far as I know 'sector' is not used a great deal withing companies; it is more generally used of parts of the economy as a whole.