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HARD COMMITMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Government Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hard commitment
1, record 1, English, hard%20commitment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A commitment recorded once expenditure initiation has occurred but before a contract is signed. 1, record 1, English, - hard%20commitment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Comptabilité publique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- engagement ferme
1, record 1, French, engagement%20ferme
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Engagement consigné une fois prise la décision d'engager une dépense, mais avant la signature d'un contrat ou la confirmation d'une obligation. 1, record 1, French, - engagement%20ferme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Product (Marketing)
- Marketing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- behavioral commitment 1, record 2, English, behavioral%20commitment
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[in concept testing] "hard core" potential buyers are identified by requiring a choice(including a measure of "behavioral commitment" to try or buy the concept) between the concept and the leading competitive brands. 1, record 2, English, - behavioral%20commitment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Produit (Commercialisation)
- Commercialisation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- engagement effectif
1, record 2, French, engagement%20effectif
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[pendant les tests de concepts] on identifie les acheteurs potentiels «irréductibles» en les contraignant à un véritable choix [...] (qui permet de mesurer leur degré d'engagement effectif à essayer ou à acheter le concept). 1, record 2, French, - engagement%20effectif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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