If it says 'structuration de l'organisation'

HTH

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you may also call it organizational structure!

I would say no, that structuration is not used in English.(Chambers Dictionary gives it as a word rarely used) Depending on context I would work around "structure".

Don

The French word means a little more than the output (a structure as it is, see web reference), so I would go for structuring in English.

as demonstrated in an organization chart

English:Administrative Structures (Publ. Adm.)
Corporate Structure

organization structure s CORRECT

organizational structure s CORRECT
corporate structure s CORRECT

DEF - The system of relationships, formally prescribed and informally developed, that governs the activity of people who combine together in a point undertaking. s

French:Administrative Structures (Publ. Adm.)
Corporate Structure

structure de l'organisation s CORRECT,FEM

structure organisationnelle s CORRECT,FEM
structure d'organisation s CORRECT,FEM

DEF - Mode d'agencement des unités fonctionnelles au sein d'une organisation conditionnant l'ensemble de ses activités. s

1997-12-10


While the compound noun form "organization chart" is more common for *organigramme*, the adjectival form "organizational structure" is more common to describe corporate structure.

(also, some 373,000 hits on Google for organizational Vs some 64,000 for organization). While the number of hits on Google is often in no way an indication of the validity of a term, In NA English, the adjectival form is more commong