sociedades

English translation: See references: Corporations... / Companies...

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Spanish term or phrase:sociedades
English translation:See references: Corporations... / Companies...
Entered by: Mónica Sauza

18:46 Oct 11, 2008
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Bus/Financial - Economics / Sociedades vs empresas
Spanish term or phrase: sociedades
Hola,

Hasta ahora he entendido que "sociedad" y "empresa" se refieren a lo mismo, que "compañía". Pero en la siguiente oración no sabría cuál es la diferencia entre ambos términos:

"La mayor parte de la información utilizada procede de los estados contables de las unidades estadísticas, ya sean estas empresas o sociedades".

¿Será "corporations" and "companies"? ¿O al revés? ¿Cuál es la diferencia en el contexto de la macroeconomía?

Gracias
Ana Jimenez H.
Local time: 09:39
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Explanation:
Corporation
A corporation is a legal entity (technically, a juristic person) which has a separate legal personality from its members.
The defining legal rights and obligations of the corporation are: (i) the ability to sue and be sued; (ii) the ability to hold assets in its own name; (iii) the ability to hire agents; (iv) the ability to sign contracts; and (v) the ability to make by-laws, which govern its internal affairs. Other legal rights and obligations may be assigned to the corporation by governments or courts. These are often controversial.

Company:
A company is a form of business organization.

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Suggestion - Sociedad = Corporation
Emprea = Company, venture, business


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Note added at 6 mins (2008-10-11 18:52:39 GMT)
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For empresa you could also use "Firm"

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-10-11 18:54:36 GMT)
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Mónica Sauza
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4 +3associations (societies, groups, NGOs) or business firms (companies, corporations)
Silvia Brandon-Pérez
4 +1See references:
Mónica Sauza
4corporations
Henry Hinds
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Sociedades
Silvia Brandon-Pérez

Discussion entries: 3





  

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Explanation:
Corporation
A corporation is a legal entity (technically, a juristic person) which has a separate legal personality from its members.
The defining legal rights and obligations of the corporation are: (i) the ability to sue and be sued; (ii) the ability to hold assets in its own name; (iii) the ability to hire agents; (iv) the ability to sign contracts; and (v) the ability to make by-laws, which govern its internal affairs. Other legal rights and obligations may be assigned to the corporation by governments or courts. These are often controversial.

Company:
A company is a form of business organization.

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-10-11 18:52:07 GMT)
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Suggestion - Sociedad = Corporation
Emprea = Company, venture, business


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Note added at 6 mins (2008-10-11 18:52:39 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

For empresa you could also use "Firm"

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 mins (2008-10-11 18:54:36 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

SOME EXAMPLES:
Macroeconomics - All companies | brainGuide – THE EXPERTS’ PORTAL ... - [ Traducir esta página ]You will find 2 companies for topic Macroeconomics. ... For the competence Macroeconomics you can search for companies in detail here. Company name: ...
www.brainguide.in/ranking-companies/macroeconomics - 54k - En caché - Páginas similares
Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC: Private Company Information ... - [ Traducir esta página ]Get Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC company research & investing information. Find executive management and the latest company developments.
investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?capId=25115619 - 41k -

Macroeconomics - All companies | brainGuide – THE EXPERTS’ PORTAL ... - [ Traducir esta página ]You will find 2 companies for topic Macroeconomics. ... For the competence Macroeconomics you can search for companies in detail here. Company name: ...
www.brainguide.in/ranking-companies/macroeconomics - 54k - En caché - Páginas similares
Microeconomics - Companies | brainGuide - THE EXPERTS' PORTAL - India - [ Traducir esta página ]Microeconomics - Companies. in the specialist field Microeconomics you will currently find 2 companies. brainGuide - DAS EXPERTENPORTAL - Germany ...


Mónica Sauza
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agree  Lorena_Escudero: yes, very good explanation!
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
sociedades o empresas
associations (societies, groups, NGOs) or business firms (companies, corporations)


Explanation:
Se me ocurre que debido al uso de ambas en contraposición, tal vez se refieren a la diferencia entre grupos organizados para el lucro, ya sean corporaciones u otras empresas, y sociedades como las que existen para deportes, fines benéficos, etc. En este sentido, empresa vendría a ser cualquier tipo de negocio, mientras que sociedad en este contexto sería una asociación por cualquier otro motivo.

Silvia Brandon-Pérez
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agree  Gilberto Diaz Castro: No podía decirlo mejor.
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agree  MarinaM
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
corporations


Explanation:
Y concedo harta razón a quienes se expresaron. Las "sociedades" son entidades o personas morales con personalidad jurídica, pudiendo ser de cualquier tipo y según las leyes del país de su constitución.

"Empresa" puede ser "company, business, firm, venture", etc. según el contexto; es mucho más genérico.


Henry Hinds
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Reference: Sociedades

Reference information:
Sociedad civil
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La sociedad civil designa al conjunto de las organizaciones e instituciones cívicas voluntarias y sociales que forman la base de una sociedad activa, en oposición a las estructuras del estado y de las empresas.

Esta definición incluye, pues, a las organizaciones no lucrativas o no gubernamentales como las asociaciones y fundaciones.

Aunque las entidades de la sociedad civil no tienen por qué ser necesariamente políticas suelen tener influencia en la actividad política de la sociedad de la que forman parte.

Ejemplos de instituciones de la sociedad civil [editar]

* Organizaciones no gubernamentales (ONG)
* Organizaciones no lucrativas (ONL)
* Clubes y organizaciones deportivas
* Clubes sociales
* Grupos religiosos
* Sindicatos
* Colegios Profesionales
* Organizaciones barriales

Sociedad civil en el ámbito jurídico [editar]
Artículo principal: Sociedad civil (Derecho)

La sociedad civil es un contrato por el cual dos o más personas se obligan a poner en común dinero, bienes o industria, con ánimo de partir entre sí las ganancias (definición del Código Civil de España).

La sociedad civil se opone a la sociedad mercantil. En general se distingue la sociedad civil por ser aquélla que se constituye sin un objeto mercantil, o al menos, no puramente mercantil.


    Reference: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociedad_civil
    Reference: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociedad
Silvia Brandon-Pérez
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