business units
Company operational parts
Business units are semi-autonomous divisions within a larger organization, each responsible for its own products, services, or markets.
A corporation might have separate business units for consumer electronics, healthcare, and financial services.
The term emphasizes that each division operates somewhat independently—with its own budget, leadership, and performance metrics—while remaining part of the parent company: The CEO reorganized the company into three business units.
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
- departmentsSubdivisions of an organization
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
- branchesLimbs of trees
- regional officesLocal administrative centers
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- corporate strategymergers, acquisitions, divestitures, divestiture, synergies
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Firm owning subsidiary businesses
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