organizationally

Meanings

1. 1adverbbusiness

   In a way that relates to how a group or company is arranged and managed.

   Grammar: Usually modifies a whole sentence or an adjective: organizationally speaking, organizationally difficult.

   Patterns

   • organizationally speaking
   • organizationally difficult

   Organizationally, the company is divided into five departments.

   The change was organizationally complex but necessary.

   Organizationally speaking, the two teams are quite separate.

2. 2adverbbusiness

   In a way that shows good planning and order.

   Grammar: Often used with 'sound' or 'weak': organizationally sound.

   Patterns

   • organizationally sound
   • organizationally weak

   The proposal is organizationally sound and easy to follow.

   The project was organizationally weak from the start.

Common combinations

organizationally speaking

Organizationally speaking, the merger makes sense.

organizationally difficult

It would be organizationally difficult to move the whole team.

organizationally sound

Their plan is organizationally sound.

organizationally separate

The two units are organizationally separate.

Synonyms and how they differ

structurally

Structurally focuses on the physical or formal parts; organizationally focuses on management and arrangement.

administratively

Administratively is about official rules and procedures; organizationally is about how things are arranged.

Word family

organization noun

A group of people working together, or the act of arranging something.

organizational adjective

Relating to how a group is arranged.

organize verb

To arrange or plan something.

Commonly confused: organizationally or organically?

Practice

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