delayering

diːˈleɪərɪŋ

Definition

Definition of delayering - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

business

TECH.

process of reducing organizational hierarchy levels

TECH.

The company is undergoing delayering to improve efficiency.

downsizing

restructuring

Adjective

business

TECH.

reducing levels in a company's hierarchy

TECH.

The company is delayering to improve efficiency.

flattening

streamlining

organizational

TECH.

related to removing layers or simplifying structures

TECH.

The delayering approach improved the company's efficiency.

simplifying

streamlining

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Origin of delayering

English, de- (remove) + layer (stratum)

Examples of delayering in a sentence

The firm adopted delayering to cut costs.
Delayering efforts have streamlined the management team.
The delayering process reduced bureaucracy significantly.
The delayering strategy reduced management costs.
A delayering process was initiated to streamline operations.

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French:réduction des niveaux hiérarchiques, allégé en niveaux hiérarchiques, ...
German:Hierarchieabbau, hierarchieabbauend, ...
Italian:riduzione dei livelli, snellente, ...
Spanish:reestructuración, reestructurante, ...
Portuguese:achatamento, ...
Chinese:去层级化, 扁平化的, ...
Japanese:階層削減, 階層削減の, ...
Arabic:تَقْلِيص الهَيْكَل الإِدَارِي, مبَسَّط الهَيكل, ...
Hebrew:הַשְׁטָחָה, הַפְחָתַת שִׁכְבוֹת, ...
Russian:сокращение уровней, сокращающий уровни, ...
Ukrainian:скорочення рівнів, зменшення рівнів, ...
Hindi:डिलेयरींग, स्तर घटाना, ...
Bengali:স্তর হ্রাস, শ্রেণি হ্রাস, ...
Catalan:aplanament jeràrquic, reorganitzador, ...
Czech:zeštíhlování, zeštíhlující, ...
Danish:aflagring, hierarkireducerende, ...
Dutch:ontslaggolf, vereenvoudigend, ...
Greek:αποϊεραρχοποίηση, αναδιάρθρωση, ...
Hungarian:hierarchiaszintek csökkentése, hierarchiacsökkentő, ...
Khmer:ដំណើរការកាត់បន្ថយកម្រិតឋានានុក្រមក្នុងអង្គការ, កាត់បន្ថយថ្នាក់គ្រប់គ្រង, ...
Korean:계층 축소, 계층 축소의, ...
Persian:کاهش لایه‌ها, کاهش سطوح, ...
Polish:spłaszczenie struktury, upraszczający, ...
Portuguese (BR):redução de camadas, reestruturador, ...
Romanian:reducerea ierarhiei, de reducere a nivelurilor, ...
Swedish:avhierarkisering, plattande, ...
Thai:ลดระดับชั้น, ลดระดับ, ...
Turkish:katman azaltma, katman azaltıcı, ...
Vietnamese:giảm cấp bậc, giảm tầng, ...

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