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DISRUPCION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-12-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- workforce development
1, record 1, English, workforce%20development
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- work force development 1, record 1, English, work%20force%20development
correct
- manpower development 2, record 1, English, manpower%20development
correct
- development of manpower 1, record 1, English, development%20of%20manpower
correct
- labour force development 1, record 1, English, labour%20force%20development
correct
- labor force development 1, record 1, English, labor%20force%20development
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- perfectionnement de la main-d'œuvre
1, record 1, French, perfectionnement%20de%20la%20main%2Dd%27%26oelig%3Buvre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'accélération actuelle des technologies envoie des signaux très clairs : la qualité de l'éducation est primordiale et le perfectionnement de la main-d'œuvre tout au long de la vie active devient une nécessité indéniable. 2, record 1, French, - perfectionnement%20de%20la%20main%2Dd%27%26oelig%3Buvre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trabajo y empleo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- perfeccionamiento de la fuerza laboral
1, record 1, Spanish, perfeccionamiento%20de%20la%20fuerza%20laboral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- perfeccionamiento de la mano de obra 2, record 1, Spanish, perfeccionamiento%20de%20la%20mano%20de%20obra
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los avances tecnológicos son percibidos por las compañías como una disrupción que requiere de una reacción para mantenerse vigentes o como una oportunidad para reacondicionar los sistemas antiguos de manera proactiva con foco en el cliente. De cualquier forma, la necesidad de perfeccionamiento de la fuerza laboral para hacerle frente a estas oportunidades y desafíos […] es un requisito fundamental. 1, record 1, Spanish, - perfeccionamiento%20de%20la%20fuerza%20laboral
Record 2 - internal organization data 2019-06-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- disruption
1, record 2, English, disruption
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The term] "disruption" is [used] when a long-time accepted business model is interrupted by someone who changes some key element of the model (be it price, delivery medium, quality, etc.) in order to increase ultimate value to the customers. 2, record 2, English, - disruption
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Économique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- disruption
1, record 2, French, disruption
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la disruption consiste à «partir d'une convention et [à] imaginer une idée fraîche qui va redéfinir les règles et permettre une nouvelle vision d'un marché». 2, record 2, French, - disruption
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- disrupción
1, record 2, Spanish, disrupci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la disrupción alude a un proceso o un modo de hacer las cosas que supone una "rotura o interrupción brusca" y que se impone y desbanca a los que venían empleándose. 1, record 2, Spanish, - disrupci%C3%B3n
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-05-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Semiconductors (Electronics)
- Atomic Physics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- avalanche breakdown
1, record 3, English, avalanche%20breakdown
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A breakdown caused by the cumulative multiplication of charge carriers in a semiconductor under the action of a strong electric field. 2, record 3, English, - avalanche%20breakdown
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)
- Physique atomique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- claquage par avalanche
1, record 3, French, claquage%20par%20avalanche
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- claquage par effet d'avalanche 1, record 3, French, claquage%20par%20effet%20d%27avalanche
correct, masculine noun
- rupture en avalanche 2, record 3, French, rupture%20en%20avalanche
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Semiconductores (Electrónica)
- Física atómica
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- disrupción con ruptura en avalancha
1, record 3, Spanish, disrupci%C3%B3n%20con%20ruptura%20en%20avalancha
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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