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LACUNE MATIERE POLITIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Public Administration (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- policy gap
1, record 1, English, policy%20gap
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Unlike in the private sector, deputy heads do not have the flexibility to deal with extraordinary situations that may arise with their executives, such as lack of right fit. Executive separation represents a policy gap for deputy heads, who are vested with the powers to hire, reward, lay off, discipline and terminate executives for cause, but who have no flexibility to manage situations of executive separation without cause ... 2, record 1, English, - policy%20gap
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Administration publique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lacune en matière de politique
1, record 1, French, lacune%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20politique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lacune dans les politiques 2, record 1, French, lacune%20dans%20les%20politiques
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Contrairement aux dirigeants du secteur privé, les administrateurs généraux n'ont pas la latitude pour gérer les situations extraordinaires concernant leurs cadres supérieurs, comme dans les cas où leurs qualifications ne concordent pas avec les exigences de leur fonction. Les administrateurs généraux se heurtent à une lacune en matière de politique lorsqu'il est question de cessation d'emploi des cadres supérieurs, car bien qu'ils aient l'autorité d'embaucher, de récompenser, de mettre en disponibilité, de discipliner et de renvoyer pour cause les cadres supérieurs, ils n'ont aucune latitude dans les cas de cessation d'emploi «sans cause» [...] 3, record 1, French, - lacune%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20politique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lacune en matière de politique; lacune dans les politiques : expressions habituellement utilisées au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - lacune%20en%20mati%C3%A8re%20de%20politique
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lacunes en matière de politique
- lacunes dans les politiques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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