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ZEN [3 records]

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Record 1 2001-03-08

English

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

A Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement in working practices and personal efficiency; hence, an improvement in performance and productivity.

OBS

A direct borrowing from Japanese, in which "kaizen" means "a change for the better"(Kai=revision, zen=good). Recorded since the mid eighties.

French

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

Mot d'origine japonaise qui signifie «amélioration continue».

OBS

Le concept de «kaizen» s'inscrit dans le système de production sans gaspillage.

Key term(s)
  • kaizenisme

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
CONT

Regulators and many bank analysts are even more wary of credit-risk models, which J. P. Morgan and its allies admit are relatively untested. They fear over-reliance on advanced statistical techniques could breed what some call a "Zen banker"-one who lies back and trusts the model rather than using his own judgment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
CONT

Les autorités de tutelle ainsi que de nombreux analystes bancaires se méfient encore plus des modèles d'évaluation des risques de crédit qui, comme le reconnaissent J.P. Morgan et d'autres, n'ont pas encore fait suffisamment leurs preuves. Ils craignent qu'une confiance excessive dans les techniques statistiques perfectionnées ne donne naissance à ce que certains qualifient de «banquier zen», c'est-à-dire celui qui s'en remet entièrement au modèle plutôt que d'exercer son propre jugement.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Philosophy (General)
DEF

in Zen, a nonsense question asked of a student to force him, through contemplation of it, to a greater awareness of reality.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Philosophie (Généralités)
CONT

(...) l'avenir du Québec a été et est encore notre premier koan, (...) Yvon Rivard, "Contempler le mur", LIBERTE, juin 84, p. 27.

Spanish

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