Corporate StructureHow authority and accountability are delegated within a company as well as how ownership is divided. 9 V/ r! h7 [- g5 L公司结构公司内部权力如何分配,责任如何划分。 ' A9 [& Y- z0 t- Q3 ]) u Certificate of IncorporationIssued by a state upon approval of articles of incorporation. Together they form the corporate charter which establishes a corporation. - }' j5 v9 D8 N$ N开业证明由州政府批准公司章程后颁发。它们共同组成公司成立的宪章。: A0 T3 O7 o5 J' c8 {+ h! L
BylawsRules governing the internal management of a company drawn up at the time of incorporation./ h7 c- G; J. t0 x
规章制度公司成立时制订的内部管理制度。2 z9 Q" F# }" M* u* n* y! S" }( m
Board ResolutionDocument recording a decision by the board of directors for action. & r: m1 d }5 ~3 i3 ]2 s董事会决议记录董事会行动决定的文件。 2 \1 i5 A: J& k) I Board of DirectorsPersons elected to develop company policy and ensure that a corporation acts within the scope of its corporate charter. 2 _* l" d) Y5 Z/ o& w董事会被推选制订公司政策并确保公司按照其宪章运营的决策机构。; p5 k3 Z& ]: c0 j, z% V6 A& }
Checks and BalancesSystem in which each level of authority is "checked" by the others to make sure that power is balanced between them.( K! M) e* a/ x9 o
制衡权力互相受到制约,保证相互间权利平衡。: V0 O ]( L: [; e5 m2 }
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)Officer of a firm principally responsible for its day to day operations, usually the chairman of the board or president.2 |$ z* b @8 K' j: f2 }
首席执行官(CEO)对公司日常运营负主要责任的官员。通常为董事会主席或总裁。 / c+ u/ ~! x% G, E4 q- G/ B/ v6 c; A Chain of CommandA system wherein authority is passed down from top to bottom through a series of executive positions each of which is accountable to the one above it. . H4 c* K9 K8 _; S命令链权力自上而下进行分配,下级官员对上级官员负责的体系。