2. Different definitions: a branch is a branch under the jurisdiction of the head office, which refers to an organization established by the company outside its residence and engaged in activities in its own name. The branch company does not have the qualification of enterprise legal person, and its civil liability shall be borne by the head office. Although there is the word company, it is not a real company and has no articles of association. The company name can only add the word "branch" after the name of the head office.
3. Differences in internal structure: A business division refers to an organizational structure that combines related R&D, procurement, production and sales departments into a relatively independent unit based on a certain product, region or customer. It is characterized by the establishment of a number of business divisions under the leadership of the head office. Each business division has its own independent products or markets, and it has strong autonomy in management and independent accounting. It is a decentralized management structure. Division system is also called M-type organizational structure, that is, multi-unit enterprises, decentralized organizations, or departmental structures.
Extended data
The business division system is to set up several business divisions according to the business of the enterprise, including dividing departments according to products, regions and customers (markets). Under the macro leadership of the enterprise, the business division is a department with complete business autonomy, independent operation and accounting. It is not only the profit center controlled by the company, but also the product responsibility unit or market responsibility unit, and has the function of unified leadership of product design, manufacturing and sales activities.
This department must have three basic elements: a relatively independent market; Relatively independent interests; Relatively independent autonomy.
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