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|   Sindy Cremer
You have my word on it
Rylane, Cork, Ireland Local time: 12:43 GMT (GMT+0)
Native in: Dutch  | | |
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More Less | Sample translations submitted: 1 | English to Dutch: "Bounceback - Benelux report on the economic downturn 2009 | Source text - English
A “stick to your knitting” attitude and short-term thinking can result as companies focus narrowly on surviving the downturn.
While some respondents noted “no change” in behavior, for the majority of companies, there is less appetite for long-term returns and a renewed focus on:
• The “short term”
• Retention of existing clients/business
• Core activities
Risk-averse thinking, excessive caution and delay, and slow decision-making have also been witnessed, particularly around making new investments. Companies are adopting a “wait and see” attitude before committing to any expenses. In some cases, projects are being reduced in scope or broken up into smaller, more measurable chunks to make the investment more palatable and the payoff more attractive. Spending and budget cuts, and restrictions on travel are also a reality.
Recruitment has been impacted in the same way; staff has been cut in many places and there are hiring freezes or holds on external recruitment and relocations in some firms. In other cases, recruitment is just stalled and involves lengthier hiring cycles. A priority right now is to establish stability in the short-term, with the hope that growth-oriented initiatives – including hiring – can be resumed in the medium to long term.
“Everybody is looking for short-term results . . . but not hiring will cause problems in the long term.”
In some cases, new avenues of opportunity are being pursued. There is some increased emphasis on new product development efforts, as companies look for opportunities in “next-generation technologies and growth engines.” Companies are also looking beyond their borders for new markets, and new brands and lower price points are being rolled out to broaden current market reach.
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To view the full report (EN and NL), please visit http://www.executivesonline.nl/over_ons/case_rapports/Rapporten#bounceback
| Translation - Dutch
Een strakke focus op het overleven van de crisis kan bij bedrijven een sterke concentratie op kernactiviteiten en kortetermijndenken tot gevolg hebben.
Hoewel enkele respondenten “geen verandering in gedrag” noteerden, geldt voor het grootste deel van de bedrijven een verminderde interesse in langetermijnresultaten en een hernieuwde focus op:
• De korte termijn
• Behoud van bestaande klanten/bedrijfsactiviteiten
• Kernactiviteiten
Risico-ontwijkend denken, uiterste voorzichtigheid en uitstel en langzame besluitvorming werden eveneens genoemd, met name in verband met nieuwe investeringen. Bedrijven stellen zich momenteel veelal afwachtend op voordat ze uitgaven doen. In sommige gevallen worden projecten versmald of opgedeeld in kleinere, beter overzienbare porties om de investering beter te beheersen en de uitkomst aantrekkelijker te maken. Andere maatregelen zijn bezuinigingen en reisbeperkingen.
Werving & selectie worden op dezelfde manier getroffen: op vele plaatsen vindt personeelsinkrimping plaats; er zijn vacaturestops en externe werving en verhuizingen worden bij menig bedrijf uitgesteld. In andere gevallen wordt werving simpelweg aan een langere procedure onderworpen. Het creëren van stabiliteit voor de korte termijn is op dit moment de voornaamste prioriteit, in de hoop dat op groei georiënteerde initiatieven - zoals werving - op de middellange of lange termijn weer kunnen worden opgepakt.
“Iedereen is op zoek naar kortetermijnresultaten. . . ...maar geen mensen aannemen zal op langere termijn problemen opleveren."
Enkele bedrijven onderzoeken of er nieuwe wegen bewandeld kunnen worden. Hier en daar wordt gezocht naar mogelijkheden in “de volgende generatie technologieën en groeimarkten”en ligt er wat meer nadruk op ontwikkeling van nieuwe producten. Bedrijven kijken ook uit naar nieuwe markten buiten hun bestaande grenzen, en nieuwe merken en lagere prijsstellingen worden geïntroduceerd om het huidige marktbereik uit te breiden.
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Het volledige rapport (NL en EN) is te vinden op http://www.executivesonline.nl/over_ons/case_rapports/Rapporten#bounceback |
More Less | | General, jur, Sindchem, SINDTECH | | Other | | Years of translation experience: 7. Registered at ProZ.com: Apr 2008. Became a member: May 2008. | | N/A | | N/A | | N/A | | Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Jurid.-Econ. Lexicon Gateway/A. van den End, Passolo, Powerpoint, SDL TRADOS | | CV available upon request | | Sindy Cremer endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines. | | About me Dutch translator with a legal and business background. Bilingual Dutch-English. Resident in Ireland since 2001. Passionate about Dutch. And about English. A perfectionist and a thorough researcher. And ... never missed a deadline!
List of completed projects:
- Hundreds of thousands of words of government content (NL-EN)
- Egyptian tourism development website (30K) (EN-NL)
- Technical manuals (NL<>EN)
- Several annual reports (tens of thousands of words) (NL<>EN)
- Securities class action lawsuit (20K tr + 30K pr) (EN-NL)
- Website of a Dutch manufacturer of aerial lifts and scaffolds (12K)(NL>EN)
- Coaching/Kaizen/Lean training for Dutch company (40K)(NL>EN)
- Flemish Decree (20K) (NL>EN)
- Report “Bounce” for 'Executives Online' (EN>NL)
- Cooperated in website of Executives Online Executive Recruitment (20K words) (EN>NL)
- Building spec for a private yacht (EN>NL) (10K)
- HR manual (10K) (NL>EN)
- OHS report (10K) (EN>NL)
- Company rules and regulations (20K) (EN>NL)
- OHS report for a manufacturer of Concrete floors (Dut-Eng) (20K)
- Terms and Conditions, lease agreements, summonses, shareholders’ agreements, Articles of Association, insurance policies (EN<>NL), etc.
- several websites of varying content (tens of thousands of words)
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