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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2025-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
  • Ethics and Morals
CONT

Economic responsibility is the practice of a firm backing all of its financial decisions in its commitment to do good. The end goal isn’t just to maximize profits, but also to make sure the business operations positively impact the environment, people and society.

Key term(s)
  • SUSTAGRIDUR2025

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique
  • Éthique et Morale
CONT

La responsabilité économique [...] concerne concerne la manière dont l'entreprise gère ses finances, contribue à la croissance économique, assure une gouvernance responsable et éthique, et veille à la pérennité de ses activités sur le long terme.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Management (General)
  • Ethics and Morals
  • Trade
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
DEF

[The] idea that a company should be interested in and willing to help society and the environment as well as [being] concerned about the products and profits it makes.

CONT

CSR [manifests as] a business model in which companies integrate social and environmental concerns into their operations and interactions with stakeholders.... CSR is not just about doing good for the sake of societal and environmental betterment-it also offers businesses a unique platform to promote their brand in a positive and impactful manner.

OBS

Not to be confused with corporate citizenship. Corporate social responsibility is motivated by an inward focus on economic growth and pragmatic legitimacy whereas corporate citizenship is motivated by an outward focus on the good of society and ethical legitimacy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
  • Éthique et Morale
  • Commerce
  • Coopération et développement économiques
CONT

La RSE reflète l'engagement des entreprises envers la société et l'environnement. Ses motivations incluent l'efficacité financière et l'engagement des employés. [...] La RSE est un levier de croissance pour une entreprise, elle contribue à sa différenciation de la concurrence. En démontrant son engagement, elle crée une identité et une image de marque positive. [...] Cette approche améliore sa visibilité et sa place sur le marché.

OBS

Selon l'entreprise, la RSE peut [...] faire référence à des pratiques de communication, des valeurs, une philosophie, des objectifs à atteindre, des processus internes, voire des cadres généraux qui regroupent des actions aussi variées que l'écologie, la santé, la sécurité et le bénévolat.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de la empresa (Generalidades)
  • Ética y Moral
  • Comercio
  • Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
DEF

Contribución activa y voluntaria de las empresas al mejoramiento social, económico y ambiental con el objetivo de mejorar su situación competitiva y valorativa y su valor añadido.

OBS

responsabilidad social corporativa: Terminología en español utilizada por el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Canadá.

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Record 3 2023-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Publishing
  • Computer Display Technology
DEF

A print quality of text that is not suitable for business correspondence, but good enough for most internal documents, and that is used to obtain higher printing speed than near letter quality.

OBS

draft quality: designation and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission; designation standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éditique
  • Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
DEF

Qualité d'impression ne convenant pas à l'échange de correspondance commerciale, mais suffisante pour la plupart des documents internes, et qui permet d'obtenir une vitesse d'impression supérieure à celle de la qualité quasi-courrier.

OBS

qualité brouillon : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale; désignation normalisée par l'Association canadienne de normalisation (CSA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Publicación electrónica
  • Técnicas de visualización (Computadoras)
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Record 4 2022-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
CONT

Although there is nothing inherently right or wrong about borrowing, financial experts often distinguish between "good debt" and "bad debt. "Good debt is an investment in something that creates value or produces more wealth in the long run. Examples : a mortgage on a home, a student loan to pursue education for a career, a loan to launch a business, or a purchase made to accomplish your job or for your health.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
CONT

Même si ce n'est ni bon ni mauvais d'emprunter de l'argent, les experts financiers font souvent la distinction entre les «bonnes dettes» et les «mauvaises dettes». Une bonne dette est un investissement dans quelque chose qui prend de la valeur ou qui est profitable à long terme. Voici quelques exemples : un prêt hypothécaire pour une maison; un prêt pour des études en vue d'une carrière; un prêt pour lancer une entreprise; un achat bénéfique pour votre travail ou votre santé.

Spanish

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Record 5 2018-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Production (Economics)
  • Waste Management
CONT

Waste elimination is one of the most effective ways to increase the profitability of any business. Processes either add value or they add waste to the production of a good or service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production (Économie)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Il est évident que derrière l'idée de lutte contre le gaspillage se trouve l'idée de maîtrise de la qualité. La gestion de la qualité s'opère à tous les niveaux où il est possible d'identifier les sources de gaspillage.

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
  • Financial Institutions
CONT

Entities that do not engage in substantive business activities to produce a good or service and that are not active [non-financial entities] are generally "passive NFEs".

Key term(s)
  • passive nonfinancial entity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
  • Institutions financières
CONT

Les entités qui ne participent pas de façon importante à des activités d'entreprise visant à produire un bien ou service et qui ne sont pas des [entités non financières] actives sont généralement des «ENF passives».

OBS

entité non financière passive; ENF passive : termes tirés du mini-lexique «Droit fiscal» et reproduits avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

Spanish

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Record 7 2017-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Trade
OBS

CIBPA Ottawa is the local chapter of the National Federation [of] Canadian Italian Business and Professional Associations ...

OBS

The objectives of the association are to foster good fellowship among its members and to promote the development and interests of its members, in particular : to promote a better understanding between the members and to create a social network involving the members, their family and society at large; to unite the business and professional persons, merchants, manufacturers, traders, agents, industrialists, and persons interested therein, of Italian origin or descent, carrying on business, or exercising their profession or interests therein, and to co-operate in the industrial, professional, commercial, economic and cultural development and general welfare of the community; to help foster the trade, business, professional, cultural and general welfare of its members; [and] to promote the adoption and application of higher social, business, cultural and professional standards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Commerce

Spanish

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Record 8 2017-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Photography
  • Plastic Arts
OBS

CAPIC is the collective voice and advocate for professional photographers, illustrators, and digital artists in Canada.... As a professional association, CAPIC' s mission is to promote quality and creativity, as well as good business practices.

Key term(s)
  • Canadian Association of Photographers & Illustrators in Communications

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Photographie
  • Arts plastiques
OBS

CAPIC est la première association canadienne pour ceux et celles qui font des communications visuelles. CAPIC représente les intérêts des membres avec beaucoup d'énergie et d'efficacité sur un grand choix de sujets, allant du copyright aux procédures commerciales. En tant qu'association professionnelle la CAPIC a pour mission de promouvoir tant la qualité et la créativité que la bonne pratique professionnelle.

Spanish

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Record 9 2017-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Trade
  • Sociology of Human Relations
OBS

Mandate. Enhance and support trade, investment and good relations between the countries of Canada, Eurasia and Russia. Advocate and lobby on behalf of CERBA members to the Canadian and Eurasian/Russian national governments on issues of importance to members. Serve as a forum for the exchange of information and views among business and government representatives in the countries of Canada, Eurasia and Russia. Facilitate business development through the provision of services including business assistance, dissemination of information and networking. Partner with relevant organizations in furthering the common interest of members and involved community.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Commerce
  • Sociologie des relations humaines

Spanish

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Record 10 2017-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
CONT

The implementation of a compliance regime is good business practice for anyone subject to the Act and its Regulations. A well-designed, applied and monitored regime will provide a solid foundation for compliance with the legislation.

Key term(s)
  • regime of compliance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
CONT

La mise en œuvre d'un programme de conformité constitue une bonne pratique d'affaires pour quiconque est assujetti à la loi et aux règlements connexes. Un programme bien conçu, bien appliqué et bien contrôlé ne peut que faciliter le respect des exigences imposées par la loi.

Spanish

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Record 11 2017-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Management (General)
CONT

Good governance is fundamental to conducting business responsibly across [the company] operations. [The company]... Code of Business Ethics sets the tone for how [it] conduct business globally.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
CONT

Le code d’éthique commerciale [...] renferme les règles auxquelles est soumise toute personne qui effectue du travail sous les ordres d'un membre du personnel de l'entreprise [...] de sous-traitant ou d'entrepreneur.

Spanish

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Record 12 2016-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Electricity
OBS

[The Council closed in December 2014, due to] economic conditions and changing business models in the consumer electronics industry, resulting in reduced numbers of CEMC members.

OBS

[Its mission was to] represent the consumer electronic marketing industry, provide information for CEMC members to help them make good business decisions and report on the status of the consumer electronics market.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Électricité

Spanish

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Record 13 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
  • Production (Economics)
CONT

A tax on production is a tax incurred as a result of engaging in production and is payable irrespective of the profitability of the entreprise or the number of units of any good or service produced; they include payroll taxes but no social security taxes and business and professional licences but only if unrequited.

CONT

In Canada ... a tax paid by producers is not collected for exported goods; furthermore, the tax is levied as an excise tax on imports as well as on domestic production. Thus, the production tax--or, in Canada, the [manufacturers’] sales tax--would almost certainly have the same effect on the pattern and volume of trade as a retail sales tax.

CONT

... in theoretical literature, a production tax means a tax on all production, whether sold domestically or in foreign markets. But this is seldom, if ever, the case in practice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
  • Production (Économie)
CONT

La taxe à la production est (et restera) composée d'un paiement de base et d'un paiement progressif en fonction de la rentabilité de l'exploitation.

Key term(s)
  • impôts sur la production

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema tributario
  • Producción (Economía)
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Record 14 2015-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Management Operations
  • Trade
  • Industry-Government Relations (Econ.)
OBS

The Manitoba Technology Accelerator(MTA) is a not-for-profit business accelerator located in Winnipeg's Innovation Alley district. MTA provides commercialization support to help promising technology start-ups go from "good idea" to "investable business. "MTA adds value to its clients in three categories : facilities and infrastructure, mentoring and active participation, and finance and investment opportunities.

Key term(s)
  • Manitoba Technology Accelerator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Opérations de la gestion
  • Commerce
  • Relations de l'industrie avec l'État (Écon.)
Key term(s)
  • Manitoba Technology Accelerator

Spanish

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Record 15 2015-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cost Accounting
  • Foreign Trade
  • Production (Economics)
DEF

Direct and formally allocated indirect variable(and sometimes fixed) costs of activities, functions, and resources devoted to the production of a good or service but excluding administrative, selling, financial, and other expenses relating to general business conduct.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité analytique
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Production (Économie)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contabilidad de costos
  • Comercio exterior
  • Producción (Economía)
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Record 16 2014-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Auditing (Accounting)
OBS

Cash is involved in more transactions than any other asset.... Therefore every business needs a good accounting system that... provides accurate records of cash receipts

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vérification (Comptabilité)
OBS

Dès son entrée dans l'entreprise, la monnaie doit être l'objet d'une surveillance méthodique et rationnelle.

Spanish

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Record 17 2014-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marketing
  • Advertising
  • Communication and Information Management
CONT

A good marketing message is not easy to write because your small business’ message is competing with all the others for the target customer's attention.

OBS

Marketing. The management process through which goods and services move from concept to the customer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commercialisation
  • Publicité
  • Gestion des communications et de l'information
CONT

Votre message de marketing est essentiel pour tout ce que vous faites dans vos efforts de marketing. Si vous avez un grand message de marketing et combinez cela avec une promotion efficace, vous n'aurez jamais à vous soucier de faire de nouveau clients.

Spanish

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Record 18 2014-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
CONT

Business firms engaged in foreign trade usually carry out awards in good faith since they have undertaken in their contracts to abide by an award and are eager.

CONT

Court intervention limited. No court may intervene in matters governed by this Act, except for the following purposes, as provided by this Act: ... (d) to enforce awards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
CONT

À la suite d'un arbitrage, vous pouvez demander à la cour de la famille de faire exécuter la décision arbitrale. Une fois la demande déposée et si la décision arbitrale répond à certaines conditions, la cour peut décider de la faire appliquer comme une ordonnance de la cour.

CONT

Intervention limitée du tribunal judiciaire. Aucun tribunal judiciaire ne peut intervenir dans les questions régies par la présente loi, sauf dans la mesure prévue par celle-ci pour les objets suivants : [...] exécuter les sentences arbitrales.

Spanish

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Record 19 2012-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Product (Marketing)
  • Marketing
  • Trade
CONT

Voluntary Product Recall. The industries as good corporate citizens are encouraged to have their Product Recall procedures in place as a good business practice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produit (Commercialisation)
  • Commercialisation
  • Commerce

Spanish

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Record 20 2012-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Planning
CONT

Pedestrian lighting. Good outdoor lighting can create and encourage a pedestrian-friendly environment, which is especially beneficial to neighborhood business districts. Pedestrian-scale lights improve walkway illumination for pedestrian traffic and enhance community safety and business exposure. Typically, this lighting is positioned over the sidewalk, rather than the street, at about 12 to 15 feet above the sidewalk.

OBS

pedestrian lighting: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement urbain
OBS

éclairage piétonnier : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planificación urbana
CONT

En los malecones o frentes de mar, [se] deberá contar con iluminación para peatones así como para calle; [a] diferentes alturas para peatones y [a] 12 m para vehículos.

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Record 21 2012-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Committees and Boards (Admin.)
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
  • Administrative Law
DEF

A special board or committee in charge of reviewing and investigating complex situations and problems related to collective bargaining and labor disputes.

CONT

Governments establish public inquiries to investigate and report on matters of substantial public interest related to good governance or public business within a jurisdiction... A commission of inquiry is established and paid for by government; however, it is an independent body. A public inquiry is not a trial. The commission performs its duties without expressing conclusions about civil or criminal liability of any person or organization. Commissions of Inquiry hear evidence through public hearings. The hearing functions in much the same way as a court of law, although not all of the same rules apply...

Key term(s)
  • commission of enquiry
  • board of enquiry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comités et commissions (Admin.)
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
  • Droit administratif
DEF

Commission ou comité spécial chargé d'examiner des problèmes ou des situations complexes touchant la négociation collective et des conflits de travail.

CONT

Une commission d'enquête est une enquête administrative convoquée normalement dans le but d'examiner des événements complexes ou importants et d'en faire rapport. La commission d'enquête permet de déterminer ce qui s'est produit, comment et pourquoi, puis propose des mesures susceptibles d'empêcher une répétition de ce qui s'est passé. Il ne s'agit pas d'une enquête criminelle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comités y juntas (Admón.)
  • Convenios colectivos y negociaciones
  • Derecho administrativo
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Record 22 - external organization data 2011-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
23.07.03 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

print quality of text that is not suitable for business correspondence, but good enough for most internal documents, and that is used to obtain higher printing speed than near letter quality

OBS

draft quality: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-23:1994].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
23.07.03 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

qualité d'impression ne convenant pas à l'échange de correspondance commerciale, mais suffisante pour la plupart des documents internes, et qui permet d'obtenir une vitesse d'impression supérieure à celle de la qualité quasi-courrier

OBS

qualité brouillon : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-23:1994].

Spanish

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Record 23 2011-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
  • Federal Administration
CONT

Even where all the steps in the strategy development process are taken according to the principle of best practice, strategic plans can be required and the whole system undermined at the final review stage. The issue is how good the design and management of the planning cycle is when the business assists proposed plans hit the corporate screen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Administration fédérale
DEF

Suite d'opérations comprises dans un processus de planification.

Spanish

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Record 24 2011-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
  • Accounting
CONT

Goodwill. A good relationship, as of a business with its customers or a nation with other nations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
  • Comptabilité
DEF

Ensemble des clients attirés par un établissement commercial.

CONT

Une clientèle acquise est un actif incorporel.

OBS

Au Canada, on utilise souvent le terme «achalandage» pour rendre le terme anglais "goodwill" même si, par définition, l’achandage ne désigne que l’ensemble de la clientèle attirée par l’emplacement d’une entreprise.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio
  • Contabilidad
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Record 25 2010-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupational Bodies and Committees
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Surveying
OBS

The Finnish Geodetic Institute is a research institute specializing in geodesy and geospatial information science and technology. The FGI is an innovative and flexible operator with good cooperation skills and high expertise in geospatial information. The FGI carries out national and international research and conducts scientific observations in collaboration with academia, public-sector bodies and the geospatial business sector in Finland and elsewhere in Europe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités professionnels
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Arpentage

Spanish

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Record 26 2010-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
CONT

There is evidence from several companies which deal extensively with brokers that the persistency of the brokerage business is as good as or better than the National Quality Award standards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
OBS

Équivalent fourni par l'ACCAP [Association canadienne des compagnies d'assurances de personnes].

Spanish

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Record 27 2009-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Organization Planning
OBS

The Planning and Operations Directorate is responsible for the development and coordination of Branch strategic and business plans, including development of performance measures and input to departmental planning documents; liaison with other departments and central agencies on planning and operational issues; the conduct of special projects; the development of Branch policies and procedures; the provision of advice and leadership in the application of good management practices; the coordination of audits and evaluations and the provision of Branch administrative services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Planification d'organisation
OBS

La Direction de la planification et des opérations est chargée de l'élaboration et de la coordination des plans stratégiques et opérationnels de la Direction générale, notamment : élaboration de mesures de rendement et contribution aux documents de planification du Ministère; liaison avec d'autres ministères et des organismes centraux en ce qui concerne les questions touchant la planification et les opérations; exécution des projets spéciaux; élaboration des politiques et des procédures de la Direction générale; apport de conseils et de leadership dans l'application des bonnes pratiques de gestion; coordination des vérifications et des évaluations; prestation des services administratifs de la Direction générale.

Spanish

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Record 28 2009-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Federal Administration
OBS

DataViz Enterprise Resources. Documents To Go is a powerful word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, PDF and decompression application all in one complete package, designed to help you get your work done no matter where you are. Since it is full featured yet easy to use, Documents To Go is a mobile office suite that makes good business sense.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Administration fédérale

Spanish

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Record 29 2009-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Organization Planning
OBS

The [Regional Planning] Network plays a key role in maintaining necessary linkages both within the region and between the region and HQ [headquarters] ;fosters and supports regional alignment with strategic direction, horizontal management, integration, collaboration, and good KM [knowledge management] practices; and, is involved in providing support to Strategic Management & Communications(SM&C), Finance and Atlantic Executive Committee in the implementation of the Atlantic Business Planning Framework...

OBS

Atlantic Business Planning Framework: Public Works and Government Services Canada

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Planification d'organisation
OBS

Cadre de planification des activités de l'Atlantique : traduction proposée.

Spanish

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Record 30 2009-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Informatics
OBS

COBIT is an IT governance framework and supporting toolset that allows managers to bridge the gap between control requirements, technical issues and business risks. COBIT enables clear policy development and good practice for IT control throughout organizations. COBIT emphasizes regulatory compliance, helps organizations to increase the value attained from IT, enables alignment and simplifies implementation of the COBIT framework.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Informatique
OBS

Cette traduction est utilisée par l'Association Française de l'Audit et du Conseil Informatiques.

Spanish

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Record 31 2008-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
OBS

Membership in the OPIA supplies you with the tools you need to run a more successful business. Our products and services provide you with valuable information to make good decisions and save you money. The OPIA is working for you to provide leadership that promotes the health and success of our industry and your business.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques

Spanish

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Record 32 2008-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • Diplomacy
CONT

It is the policy of the government that persons travelling on government business... shall be afforded transportation and accommodation standards which are comfortable and of good quality...

Key term(s)
  • government business

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Diplomatie
CONT

Le gouvernement a pour politique que les personnes qui voyagent en service commandé (...) bénéficient de moyens de transport et de logement qui soient confortables et de bonne qualité (...)

Spanish

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Record 33 2007-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupational Bodies and Committees
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
OBS

The mission statement of the Ontario Industrial Roofing Contractors Association(OIRCA) is to promote excellence in roofing construction through good business ethics, ongoing training and education, and compliance with the latest standards of occupational health and safety and to encourage our members to provide the customer with the highest standards of service and the finest quality of workmanship.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités professionnels
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)

Spanish

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Record 34 - external organization data 2007-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Compartment - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
CONT

Cattle buyers purchase cattle for individuals and businesses based on a contracted price and quality... Cattle buyers must be able to stay current with the markets and visually evaluate the quality of live cattle. [They] must have knowledge of cattle breeds, markets and businesses, while possessing communication and salesmanship skills. [They] must understand the economic factors that influence the beef cattle business, while maintaining a good working knowledge of the value of cattle when and potential retail cuts of meat.

OBS

Approved by the Terminology Committee of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Élevage des animaux
  • Tiroir - Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
CONT

Convention avec l'acheteur de bovins de réforme et de veaux laitiers.

OBS

Approuvés par le Comité de terminologie d'Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada.

Spanish

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Record 35 2006-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Management (General)
  • Ethics and Morals
DEF

A business corporation considered in terms of its responsibility to society as a whole(a good corporate citizen).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
  • Éthique et Morale
CONT

L'entreprise citoyenne est celle qui adhère aux normes en matière d'éthique commerciale et qui s'engage dans la vie communautaire et sociale. Elle respecte et valorise la diversité culturelle et linguistique des communautés au sein desquelles elle est implantée.

Spanish

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Record 36 2006-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Financial Institutions
  • Taxation
DEF

Company specializing in providing venture capital finance.

CONT

The venture capitalist normally receives common stock in return for the money invested. The hope and expectation of the venture capitalist is that the business will turn out to be very profitable.... Venture capitalists... may be SBDCs [Small Business Development Corporations]. They may be bank subsidiaries. They may be investors in a limited partnership organized around a talented person who acts as the general partner. About the only thing they have in common is their interest in finding new firms that need money and that have good prospects.

Key term(s)
  • venture capital financing company
  • venture capital development company

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Institutions financières
  • Fiscalité
CONT

La petite entreprise s'installe sommairement, réunit quelques capitaux familiaux ou amicaux et entreprend la recherche et le développement de l'idée. Les possibilités de crédit sont très limitées. C'est alors que peuvent intervenir des sociétés spécialisées dans ces opérations, comme les sociétés financières d'innovation qui apportent leur concours dans les ressources propres à l'entreprise, c'est-à-dire en devenant des partenaires de l'entrepreneur. Cet apport représente une ressource, stable pour l'entreprise, nécessaire à son équipement à long terme. Parmi les principaux actionnaires des sociétés financières d'innovation, on compte des banques, des organismes financiers publics et privés, des collectivités publiques et des entreprises.

OBS

Loi citée : Loi de 1980 remaniant la législation bancaire

OBS

Source de «société à capital de risque» : Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu, article 125(7).

Key term(s)
  • apporteur de capitaux de risque
  • société de capital-risque

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inversiones
  • Instituciones financieras
  • Sistema tributario
DEF

[Sociedad cuyo] objeto es la inversión de sus fondos en capital riesgo; es decir, en empresas de alto riesgo pero de alta rentabilidad potencial, a las que a veces, aportan conocimientos de administración y dirección.

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Record 37 2006-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Foreign Trade
OBS

Title and abbreviation confirmed by the association.

OBS

CARI promotes, fosters, develops and represents the interests of corporations and individual importers of commodities on the import control list or otherwise regulated. The members are pledged to ensure the adoption of policies, programs, laws, regulations and good business practice and fairness. CARI effectively communicates to all relevant supply management organizations(provincial and federal), other affected associations or industries, and to all relevant levels of government, the view of importers, distributors and wholesalers on issues affecting the importation of commodities on the import control list of the export and import permits acts and other relevant federal acts. The Association also promotes public understanding of the role and contribution of the importers, distributors, and wholesalers as part of the national supply management program. It provides timely and pertinent information to members and a means for discussion and resolution of issues and concerns affecting importers, distributors and wholesalers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Commerce extérieur
OBS

Appellation confirmée par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 38 2006-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personnel Management (General)
  • Labour Disputes
  • Sociology of Human Relations
CONT

An effective strategy must also include education, conflict resolution mechanisms, and a commitment from employers that is based on good business practice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
  • Conflits du travail
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
CONT

Pour qu'une stratégie soit efficace, elle doit miser sur la sensibilisation, des mécanismes de résolution de conflits et un engagement des employeurs s'articulant autour de bonnes pratiques d'entreprise.

Spanish

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Record 39 2005-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Economics
CONT

Natural capitalism is a new business model that reconciles environmental and economic interests, enabling companies and communities to do well and do good at the same time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie environnementale
DEF

[...] modèle économique qui tente de diminuer notre impact sur l'environnement, de restaurer les écosystèmes et d'augmenter la productivité des ressources naturelles que nous utilisons.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía del medio ambiente
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Record 40 2004-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Saving and Consumption
  • National and International Economics
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A commodity or service which if supplied to one person can be made available to others at no extra cost.

CONT

A public good is thus said to exhibit "non-rival consumption"; one person’s consumption of the good does not reduce its availability to anyone else.

OBS

Collective goods ... are often termed social wealth.

OBS

These terms are usually in the plural.

OBS

public good : term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • public goods
  • collective goods
  • social goods

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épargne et consommation
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Bien ou service que l'initiative privée décide de ne pas offrir en raison d'une production non rentable, mais assuré par l'État car il est profitable pour la société.

CONT

Les biens (services) non marchands indivisibles dispensés par l'État jouent un rôle particulièrement important. Ces biens, dits collectifs, sont à la disposition de certains groupes ou de la collectivité tout entière, sans que leur utilisation par un agent implique une diminution des quantités disponibles pour les autres.

OBS

Ces termes sont, en général mais pas exclusivement, utilisés au pluriel.

OBS

Définition extraite du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduite avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ahorro y consumo
  • Economía nacional e internacional
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Bien o servicio que la iniciativa privada decide no ofrecer por no poderlo producir rentablemente y que, al ser beneficioso para la sociedad en su conjunto, es provisto por el Estado.

OBS

bien público: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 41 2004-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
DEF

The presumption that in making business decisions not involving direct self-interest or self-dealing, corporate directors act on an informed basis, in good faith, and in the honest belief that their actions are in the corporation's best interest.

CONT

Business judgment rule means that a court will not, with the benefit of hindsight, impugn a director’s decision that was based on the director’s informed and reasoned business judgment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
CONT

Ce qui est en jeu en l'occurrence, c'est la responsabilité des administrateurs (et des vérificateurs), mais une responsabilité qui ne compromette pas pour autant l'importante règle de l'appréciation commerciale.

OBS

Si les administrateurs prennent une décision de bonne foi, de manière informée et dans le meilleur intérêt de la compagnie, les tribunaux appliquent la règle de l'appréciation commerciale et ne tiennent pas les administrateurs personnellement responsables si cette décision ou les conséquences de cette décision tournent mal.

Spanish

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Record 42 2003-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
CONT

Speculative risk exists where there is either a chance of loss or a chance of profit. A typical business operation is a good example of speculative risk. The business ability and perhaps other factors of the operator of the business determine whether there is a profit or a loss-but the important thing is that either a profit or a loss may occur.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
CONT

On dit qu'il y a risque spéculatif quand il existe simultanément une possibilité de perte et une possibilité de profit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros
DEF

El que, por su carácter comercial, es propio del negocio de las empresas y determina que, en función del mismo, puedan obtenerse mayores o menores beneficios.

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Record 43 2002-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
  • Corporate Economics
CONT

Convene a meeting... to deepen dialogue on corporate social responsibility in the Hemisphere, raise awareness of key issues to be determined and discuss ways to promote the development, adoption and implementation by the business community of principles of good conduct that will advance corporate social and environmental responsibility.

Key term(s)
  • principle of good conduct
  • good conduct principles
  • good conduct principle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
Key term(s)
  • principe de bonne conduite
  • principe de conduite responsable

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones de la gestión (Generalidades)
  • Economía empresarial
Key term(s)
  • principio de buena conducta
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Record 44 2002-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
DEF

The credit that one business house obtains from another when goods are purchased on time for resale or sale after manufacture. Mercantile credit facilitates the movement of goods from the producer to the distributor to the retailer.... Businessmen in good credit standing can operate in part with resources provided by their suppliers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
CONT

Le crédit-fournisseurs consiste, de la part d'un fournisseur de marchandises ou de services, à accorder des délais de paiement à son client (lui-même commerçant au sens juridique).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio
DEF

Crédito concedido entre comerciantes.

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Record 45 2001-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marketing
  • Industries - General
DEF

Marketing that specialises in company to company sale of industrial products where importance is placed on technical specifications, reliability and guarantee of supply, as well as quality control, in addition to good business relations at different levels.

OBS

industrial marketing: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commercialisation
  • Industries - Généralités
CONT

Par contre en marketing industriel, l'entreprise peut généralement beaucoup mieux cerner quantitativement et qualitativement sa clientèle. L'acte d'achat en milieu industriel correspond également à une opération que l'on peut rapprocher de modèles rationnels de décisions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercialización
  • Industrias - Generalidades
DEF

Mercadología especializada en la venta empresa a empresa de productos industriales donde las especificaciones técnicas, la fiabilidad y seguridad del abastecimiento a tiempo y del control de calidad y unas relaciones personales fluidas de los distintos niveles de la empresa que entran en contacto cobran más importancia.

OBS

mercadología industrial: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 46 2000-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

Canadian Rural Partnership, Pilot Projects 2000-2001. Northwest Territories. An Internet portal will help unite the communities of Deliné, Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells, Colville Lake and Tulita, and offer residents the opportunity to join the electronic global village and reap the rewards that experience can offer. The portal will contain original content created specifically by and for the Aboriginal population, as well as important links to other Aboriginal sites, government and education sites of interest to the general public, youth, elected officials, business and municipal government employees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Internet et télématique
OBS

Projets pilotes 2000-2001 du Partenariat rural canadien. Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Un portail Internet aidera à souder les communautés de Deliné, Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells, Colville Lake et Tulita et offrira aux résidants la possibilité de faire partie du village planétaire électronique et de profiter des avantages que cet outil peut apporter. Le portail contiendra du matériel original créé spécifiquement par et pour la population autochtone ainsi que des liens importants vers d'autres sites autochtones et des sites d'information sur le gouvernement et l'éducation qui présentent un intérêt pour le grand public, les jeunes, les élus, les entreprises et les employés des administrations municipales.

Spanish

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Record 47 1999-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Informatics
OBS

Public Works and Government Services Canada(PWGSC). The Internet Working Group advises the Departmental Chief Information Officer and the Business, Information and Technology Alignment Sub-Committee on Internet strategy and plans, with specific responsibility for identifying and promoting good Internet practices, including the achievement of a common look and feel for all departmental Internet initiatives.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Informatique
OBS

Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada (TPSGC). Le Groupe de travail sur Internet joue un rôle de premier plan dans les activités de TPSGC touchant Internet en donnant des conseils au Dirigeant principal de l'information du Ministère et au Sous-comité d'orientation de l'information de l'entreprise et de la technologie sur la stratégie et les plans liés à Internet. De plus, il est chargé de promouvoir les bonnes pratiques à propos d'Internet. Entre autres, il doit veiller à ce que l'information, pour toutes les initiatives ministérielles sur Internet, soit présentée de façon uniforme.

Spanish

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Record 48 1999-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
CONT

The Income Tax Act prohibits charities from engaging in "unrelated business activities". This is usually interpreted to mean that charities cannot engage in business activities unrelated to their objects, or that do not help achieve their objects.

CONT

The Income Tax Act recognizes a distinction between the "related" and "unrelated" business activities of charities. The distinction, as we shall see, is poorly defined at the margins, but the core idea is clear : a business is related if it directly advances the goals of the charity. The sales outlets of Goodwill Industries are a good example. An unrelated business, conversely, is one that does not directly advance the charitable purpose.

Key term(s)
  • unrelated business activities

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
DEF

Activité commerciale étrangère aux fins d'un organisme de bienfaisance.

OBS

S'oppose à «activité commerciale complémentaire».

Spanish

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Record 49 1999-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
DEF

In relation to a charity includes a business that is unrelated to the objects of the charity if substantially all persons employed by the charity in the carrying on of that business are not remunerated for that employment.

CONT

The Income Tax recognizes a distinction between the "related" and "unrelated" business activities of charities. The distinction, as we shall see, is poorly defined at the margins, but the core idea is clear : a business is related if it directly advances the goals of the charity. The sales outlets of Goodwill Industries are a good example. An unrelated business, conversely, is one that does not directly advance the charitable purpose.

OBS

Source: Income Tax Act, S. 149.1(1).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
DEF

Relativement à un organisme de bienfaisance, est assimilée à une activité commerciale complémentaire une activité commerciale étrangère aux fins de l'organisme de bienfaisance si, de toutes les personnes employées par l'organisme de bienfaisance pour exercer cette activité, il n'en est presque aucune qui soit rémunérée à ce titre.

OBS

Source : Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu, art. 149.1(1).

Spanish

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Record 50 1999-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
CONT

"Toxic handlers", P. Frost and S. Robinson write in the current Harvard Business Review, are employees skilled in "removing the mental toxins of the modern workplace". The toxic handler-typically a senior manager but not the top boss-listens to troubled colleagues, invents creative solutions and helps translate "mission impossible" into "mission accomplished". This contribution is helping keep good people from leaving.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel

Spanish

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Record 51 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

Sale of securities based on the effect of good news that the seller considers to be over-estimated by the market.

OBS

selling on the good news : term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
DEF

Vente d'une valeur après la réaction provoquée par une bonne nouvelle que le vendeur estime comme exagérée par le marché.

OBS

vente à la bonne nouvelle : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
DEF

Venta de un valor aprovechando el repunte causado por una buena noticia que el vendedor juzga que ha sido interpretada en exceso por el mercado.

OBS

venta con las buenas noticias: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 52 1998-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marketing Research
  • The Product (Marketing)
DEF

The first stage in the evolution of marketing management. The basic assumption is that making a good product will ensure business success.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étude du marché
  • Produit (Commercialisation)

Spanish

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Record 53 1996-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Audio-Visual Documents
  • Urban Housing
OBS

Video produced by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Don’t let poor client relations jeopardize your business. This lively video features a renovator and client working through the job-a step-by-step guide to a good working partnership with your clients. Great tips for homeowners hiring a renovator, too!

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents audio-visuels
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
OBS

Vidéo produite par la Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement. Ne laissez pas de médiocres relations avec la clientèle compromettre l'avenir de votre entreprise. Cette excellente vidéo met en scène un rénovateur et son client au cours de travaux de rénovation et vous apprend, étape par étape, à établir de bonnes relations avec vos clients. Elle offre d'excellents conseils pour le propriétaire-occupant qui engage un rénovateur!

Spanish

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Record 54 1996-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
CONT

Reader-friendly newspapers are the modern thing-the connection having been made between readers and subscribers. Since newspapers no longer dominate the information mix in many communities, considering the feelings of readers is good business.

OBS

Reference in article to newspapers that hire journalists to deal with reader complaints when satisfaction is unavailable elsewhere, i.e., the services of a newspaper ombudsman; also newspapers that are receptive to readers’ views and comments; facilitation of use was not the issue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 55 1993-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Trade Goods
CONT

... it is important to keep track of failed attempts to source countertrade goods. This negative file can keep an exporter in good standing with his countertrade business partner and forms the basis for claims under any credit clause...

OBS

Source: Countertrade Primer for Can. Exporters

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'objets de commerce
CONT

[...] il est important de préparer un dossier sur tous les efforts infructueux qui ont été fournis. Ce dossier négatif permet à l'exportateur de garder une bonne réputation auprès de son client et supporte toute réclamation fondée sur la clause de crédit [...]

OBS

Source : L'exportateur canadien et le commerce de compensation, Affaires extérieures, octobre 85, page 6

Spanish

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Record 56 1993-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Organization Planning
  • Corporate Management (General)
CONT

When chief executives, corporate planning directors, and business and heads in our sample got together to discuss common problems, we observed that they tended to have second thoughts about how good their planning systems are, what is wrong with them and how to put things right.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
OBS

On peut aussi dire planification de la société, de la compagnie, etc.

Spanish

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Record 57 1992-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

... it is not good citizenship [and] not good business to produce long-run hazardous wastes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets

Spanish

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Record 58 1991-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Institutions
CONT

One of Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. 's approaches to dealing with the challenge of productivity improvement is employee ownership. The firm is committed to the concept of share ownership for its profit-sharing plans. The plan is a broad coverage plan that applies equally to all full-time employees. Broad-based employee ownership increases the recognized value of the firm's business. Employees have stronger peer pressures to perform to the group standard, and they are more cost conscious. In a broad based profit-sharing company, good communication is critical.

Key term(s)
  • employee-owned company

French

Domaine(s)
  • Institutions financières

Spanish

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Record 59 1989-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
DEF

A line an underwriter accepts which does not meet all or most criteria but which is accepted for other reasons : a) the value of the total account, the producer, or the center of influence; b) to help a good producer, and thus possibly get more business from him.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
DEF

Désigne un risque que l'assureur accepte, non pas parce qu'il est convaincu que c'est une bonne affaire, mais pour aider un bon courtier et l'encourager à placer plus de risques dans la compagnie.

Spanish

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Record 60 1987-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
DEF

... one who has taken [a negotiable paper] in good faith for a valuable consideration in the ordinary course of business and when it was not overdue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
CONT

Lorsqu'un détenteur contre valeur de bonne foi signale qu'un chèque a été perdu, détruit ou volé, le receveur général ou le fonctionnaire autorisé par lui peut émettre un chèque de remplacement (...)

Spanish

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Record 61 1986-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
  • Management Theory
OBS

Mindset. Over time, good strategic planning, once considered as a separate activity, becomes a mindset, a style and a set of techniques for running a business-not something mere to do but a better way of doing what has always had to be done.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Théories de la gestion

Spanish

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Record 62 1981-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
OBS

What have you and your partner paid in? Obviously not cash, but rather a sizable amount of learning assets : plant, equipment, goods in process, and perhaps good will, which is(...) the capitalized value of the presumed "excess earning power" of the business, resulting from its trademark, patents, know-how,(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière

Spanish

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Record 63 1981-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
  • Productivity and Profitability
OBS

Few business firms are able to develop exact curves of cost and revenue. This does not mean that they are oblivious to profit maximization. Through trial and error, they may be doing a tolerably good job of keeping alive as a business entity and of achieving long-run optimum profits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
  • Productivité et rentabilité

Spanish

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Record 64 1978-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Economics
CONT

Minimax principle. The notion that when a choice must be made among several possible actions, the decision maker should look only at the worst possible consequence of each action and choose the action for which the worst consequence is least injurious. In this manner, he minimizes the maximum harm which can be done to him through his actions. In many cases, this principle would lead to actions which a businessman would reject because they would make him violate good business judgment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
CONT

[Dans la gestion de l'entreprise] une décision doit être admissible, c'est-à-dire qu'il ne doit pas exister de décision qui conduise à un meilleur résultat quel que soit l'état de la nature. Il existe malheureusement de nombreux critères qui sélectionnent toujours des décisions admissibles (...) On choisit donc de son côté la décision qui rend maximum le profit minimum- ou ce qui revient au même- minimum la perte maximum. C'est le critère du minimax, auquel on a parfois attaché le nom de Wald. Il correspond à l'attitude la plus prudente et est très discutable car il n'y a en fait aucune raison pour que la nature nous veuille du mal, et que l'on doive, en conséquence, se protéger contre le pire.

Spanish

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Record 65 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
  • Marketing Research
DEF

The determination of the particular approach that the firm will take to winning a good return in... the areas of business opportunity that it wants to cultivate...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
  • Étude du marché
DEF

Combinaison de fins (objectifs), pour lesquelles l'entreprise se bat, et de moyens (politiques), employés pour se rendre là où elle le veut.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planificación de organización
  • Estudio del mercado
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