division

(noun)

A section of a large company.

Related Terms

Examples of division in the following topics:

  • Imperialism and Racial Divisions

  • Beams and Borrowed Divisions

    • Part of this includes grouping the rhythms such that they convey the beat unit and the beat division.
    • Beams are used to group any notes at the beat division level or shorter that fall within the same beat.
    • Typically, a meter is defined by the presence of a consistent beat division: division by two in simple meter, and by three in compound meter.
    • Occasionally, composers will use a triple division of the beat in a simple meter, or a duple division of the beat in a compound meter.
    • Triplets are borrowed from compound meter, and may occur at both the beat division and subdivision levels, as seen below.

  • Structure of Corporations

    • Another way a corporate structure can be defined is by business divisions.
    • A division of a business is a distinct part of the firm, however the company is legally responsible for all of the obligations and debts of each division.
    • The divisions of HP -- e.g., the Printing & Multifunction division, the Handheld Devices division, the Servers division (mini and mainframe computers), et cetera -- all use the HP brand name.
    • Google Video is a division of Google, and is part of the same corporate entity.
    • Hewlett Packard is an example of a corporation with multiple divisions and subsidiaries.

  • Gene Expression in Stem Cells

    • Symmetric division maintains stem cell lines and asymmetric division yields differentiated cells.
    • Stem cells are undifferentiated biological cells found in multicellular organisms, that can differentiate into specialized cells (asymmetric division) or can divide to produce more stem cells (symmetric division).
    • This mechanism is known as extrinsic asymmetric cell division.
    • The term asymmetric cell division usually refers to such intrinsic asymmetric divisions.
    • This diagram illustrates stem cell division and differentiation, through the processes of (1) symmetric stem cell division, (2) asymmetric stem cell division, (3) progenitor division, and (4) terminal differentiation.

  • Importance of Division of Labor

    • Division of labor is the specialization of cooperative labor in specific, circumscribed tasks and roles.
    • An example of the division of labor in the workplace is how workers at a candy factory have very particular tasks.
    • In the modern world, those who think most about the division of labor are involved in the fields of management and organization.
    • A highly specialized division of labor is often used in factories, such as this Chinese silk factory.
    • Examine how the division of labor can lead to alienation and less satisfaction in the workforce

  • The Division of Labor

    • Division of labor is the specialization of cooperative labor in specific, circumscribed tasks and similar roles.
    • An assembly line is an example of the division of labor.
    • Division of labor is the specialization of cooperative labor in specific, circumscribed tasks and roles.
    • Emilie Durkheim was a driving force in developing the theory of the division of labor in socialization.
    • In view of the global extremes of the division of labor, the question is often raised about what manner of division of labor would be ideal, most efficient, and most just.

  • Divisional Structure

    • Divisional structures group various organizational functions into product or regional divisions.
    • A divisional organization groups each organizational function into a division.
    • If the division builds luxury sedans or SUVs, for example, the SUV division will have its own sales, engineering, and marketing departments distinct from those departments within the luxury sedan division.
    • In addition, the failure of one division does not directly threaten the other divisions.
    • Some disadvantages of this structure include operational inefficiencies from separating specialized functions—for example, finance personnel in one division do not communicate with those in another division.

  • The Remainder Theorem and Synthetic Division

    • Synthetic division is a technique for dividing a polynomial and finding the quotient and remainder.
    • To use the remainder theorem, one must first perform division, which is a bit of work.
    • A shorthand way to perform long division is synthetic division.
    • It also takes significantly less space than long division.
    • This way we can still use synthetic division.

  • Complex Conjugates and Division

    • The complex conjugate of x + yi is x - yi, and the division of two complex numbers can be defined using the complex conjugate.
    • The division of two complex numbers is defined in terms of complex multiplication (described above) and real division.
    • Division can be defined in this way because of the following observation:
    • Neither the real part c nor the imaginary part d of the denominator can be equal to zero for division to be defined.

  • The Role of the Cell Cycle

    • Trillions of cell divisions subsequently occur in a controlled manner to produce a complex, multicellular human.
    • Single-celled organisms use cell division as their method of reproduction.
    • But what triggers a cell to divide and how does it prepare for and complete cell division?
    • Cells on the path to cell division proceed through a series of precisely timed and carefully regulated stages of growth, DNA replication, and division that produces two identical (clone) cells.
    • After four rounds of cell division, (b) there are 16 cells, as seen in this SEM image.