förändringsarbete

16:11 Apr 17, 2005
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / change of org., methods etc
Swedish term or phrase: förändringsarbete
Activities within an organization ( carried out as projects or otherwise) intended to improve work conditions, processes, profit or whatever. Is the expression "work of change" in common use?
colette johnsson


Summary of answers provided
4 +1reorganisation and rationalziation work
Mats Wiman
4Renewal/Change/Progress
Puicz (X)
3improvement projects/tasks within the work place
Pia Walker
3melioration, improvement of working conditions
Rosica Dimitrova


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
förändringsarbete
improvement projects/tasks within the work place


Explanation:
you would need to use the word improvement, as it would be a change for the better - as for the rest it depends on what the sentence is

Pia Walker
Local time: 13:22
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Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
förändringsarbete
reorganisation and rationalziation work


Explanation:
;-)

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Note added at 3 hrs 25 mins (2005-04-17 19:37:21 GMT)
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rationalization

Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 14:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 37

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agree  Clare Barnes: Yup (but either using s twice or z twice!).
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
förändringsarbete
melioration, improvement of working conditions


Explanation:
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Rosica Dimitrova
Bulgaria
Local time: 15:22
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Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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3 days 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
förändringsarbete
Renewal/Change/Progress


Explanation:
Depends on the context and how you want to express the idea of working changes for the benefit of an organisation.

Puicz (X)
Local time: 14:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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