Unit 1b　Company Structure

　　start-up 新创公司 （A company that is in the founding stage, is building up business or has not been in business for long and has not yet marketed its products or marketed them on a large scale. ）

　　line worker （front-line worker） 一线的员工 （Those who work directly with a product  or service, or who face the customer.）

　　real time 实时 （Instantaneous or very rapid response）

　　entrepreneurial organization 创业机构 （An entrepreneurial organization meets these two criteria: 1） It is structured so that its members are given the information and tools necessary to allow each to pursue solutions and take advantage of opportunities at their level, based on the sated objectives of the organization; 2） An atmosphere exists that encourages individual initiative, and mistakes and failures that occur in the process of taking initiative are actually viewed as progress in the personal and organizational quest for excellence.

　　flexible working 弹性工作制 （Flexible working is defined as the freedom for individuals to work anywhere-at home, on the move or from an office, part-time or full-time-with access to all the resources associated with traditional offices, coupled with the appropriate measurement controls and security procedures.）

　　Teleworkers 居家办公者（Home-based teleworkers are those who work from home （instead of commuting to a central workplace） for at least one full working day per week; use a personal computer in the course of their work; use telecommunications links （telephone/fax/e-mail） to communicate with their colleagues or supervisor during work at home; and are either in salaried employment or self-employed, in which case their main working place is on the contractor's premises.）

　　Virtual team 虚拟团队 （A team whose members use the Internet, intranets（企业内部互联网）, extranets（外联网）, and other networks to communicate, coordinate, and collaborate with each other on tasks and projects, even though they may work in different geographic locations and for different organizations.）

　　commute 通勤 （Travel back and forth regularly, as between none's place of work and home.）