Glossary entry

Chinese term or phrase:

责任

English translation:

accountability

Added to glossary by Ozethai
Jun 2, 2004 10:27
21 yrs ago
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Chinese term

责任

Non-PRO Chinese to English Bus/Financial Investment / Securities financial control
From 'Financial Management' course outline:

财务控制 - 讲述财务控制的意义与种类,责任中心,责任预算,责任报告与业绩考核,责任结算与核算.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 accountability /profit / cost / activity
5 +3 Responsibility

Proposed translations

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1 hr
Chinese term (edited): ~{TpHN~}
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accountability /profit / cost / activity

In accounting, terms such as accountability centres (which could be any of the following), profit centres (such as in marketing or distribution departments who rake in the revenue), cost centre (such as accounting departments who spend less and less each year), and activity centre (such as purchasing, bill processing, or shop front customer servicing department)to denote reponsibility. Which term should be used would depend on the corresponding area in English you refer to. You can't just translate every ~{TpHN~} 'responsibility'. For example, no accountant or auditor would use the term 'responsibity centre' or 'responsibility accounting', yet someone can be responsible for a profit centre, a cost centre, an activity, or an actifity area, and the idea is simply called accountability, meaning someone has to be 'responsible' or 'accountable' for the action, the spending, the profit, the workers, the morale, and the kid-and-kaboodle as a manager.
Peer comment(s):

agree Edward LIU
1 hr
Thank you.
agree Chinoise
1 hr
Thank you.
agree Wenjer Leuschel (X) : I should have thought of the accountancy context. Profit Center is right.
14 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you. Translated as: Financial control - covers the significance and types of financial control, accountability centres, accountability for budgeting, accountability for reporting and internal audit, accountability for settlement of accounts and accounting practice. "
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Chinese term (edited): ����

Responsibility

Usually, there are several responsibilities in an organization.

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Note added at 10 mins (2004-06-02 10:38:25 GMT)
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Roles and Responsibilities are commonly used to describe the positions the employees hold.
Peer comment(s):

agree Shang
17 mins
Thank you. lai'an has chosen the right answer.
agree Chinoise
1 hr
Thank you. lai'an has chosen the right answer.
agree Edward LIU
2 hrs
Thank you. lai'an has chosen the right answer.
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