head offices

Main company locations

Head offices is the plural of head office, which is the main administrative center of an organization—where top executives work and major decisions are made.

A company with multiple branches or subsidiaries has one head office overseeing them all: The head offices of most major banks are in New York or London.

Also called headquarters or main office.

corporate

headquarters

Central command location

company · enterprise · firm · subsidiary · parent company · holding company · branch · division · establishment · premises

leadership

CEO

Top corporate officer

C-suite · boardroom · vice president · executive committee · leadership team · executive board · senior management · top brass · decision-maker · corporate governance

administration

management

Organizing and directing resources

supervision · oversight · delegation · policies · procedures · human resources · budgeting · operations · logistics · strategy

centralization

hub

Central connection point

  • coreCentral essential portion
  • nexusConnecting central point
  • epicenterPoint above seismic origin

focal point · consolidation · central command · unification · integration · merger · concentration · nerve center · control center · seat of power

Opposites
organizational hierarchy/centrality

head officesbranch offices

Remote corporate locations

regional offices · field offices · outposts · franchises · district offices

operational function

head officesfactory floors

Industrial production workspaces

manufacturing plants · shop floors · warehouses · distribution centers · retail stores

geographic distribution

head officesbranches

Limbs of trees

remote locations

Family

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