Business GCSE

Subordinates

What Subordinates means in Business GCSE, as defined for OCR.

Definition of Subordinates

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Reference: OCR

Employees who are below a manager in the hierarchy and report directly to them.

OCR · Organisational structures and different ways of working (study guide)

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Organisational structures and different ways of working (OCR GCSE)

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Using Subordinates in the exam

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