At times, staying in the same functional area and in the same organization creates inertia and limits opportunity to expand.

事实上，一个人总是待在同一个职能部门或同一个组织里，会造成工作上的惰性并限制个人发展的机会。

Being able to understand the discourse of different disciplines within the academy, but also understanding the different discourses of the different functional areas within a business.

能够理解学院内不同学科的话语，也能够理解企业内不同职能领域的不同话语。

So I think many poorly run organizations have people that are overly specialized and they lack the capacity to communicate with people in different functional areas.

因此，我认为许多经营不善的组织的人员过于专业，缺乏与不同职能领域的人员沟通的能力。

Typical requirements for SAP consultants include a bachelor's degree in a computer related field and additional training focused on customer relation management systems, software development and other functional or technical areas of expertise.

SAP 顾问的典型要求包括计算机相关领域的学士学位以及针对客户关系管理系统、软件开发和其他功能或技术专业领域的额外培训。

A vice president is normally the second-highest management level. He or she reports to the president or another top executive. The vice president may be assigned responsibility for specific functional areas or assigned to assist the president in all areas.

副总裁通常是管理的第二最高级别，他/她直接汇报给公司总裁或另外一位行政主管。副总裁有时会管理具体的职能部门，或者协助公司总裁管理公司所有业务。