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HIGH FLIER [2 records]

Record 1 1999-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology (General)
OBS

golden: having a promising future, being assured of success.

Key term(s)
  • golden collars

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
DEF

Cadres à haut potentiel qui ont une formation de niveau base+4 et 5, la maîtrise de 3 langues dont l'anglais et une expérience professionnelle ou des séjours de longue durée à l'étranger.

CONT

Ce sont les «cols d'or», des golden collars, par référence aux cols blancs (cadres) et aux cols bleus (ouvriers) de l'ère industrielle. L'élite de l'élite.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

A share/stock that fluctuates rapidly upwards and downwards and tends to be speculative. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse

Spanish

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