Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

back office

Swedish translation:

back office

Jan 7, 2010 09:59
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English term

back office

GBK English to Swedish Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
Definition from Alan V. Deardorff:
Refers to the activities of a firm that are necessary to its functioning but are not directly part of production, such as accounting.
Example sentences:
ANZ India is set to transfer 400 back office jobs from Australia and New Zealand to India in the next eight to 10 months. (The Telegraph of Calcuta)
Financial institutions all around the world are saving millions by successful transformation of their back office operations. Major European banks are doing everything possible to make their back office operations faster, cheaper, more secure and more effective. (Jacob Fleming Conferences)
Back offices of traditional money mangers are now being faced with the tracking, accounting, reporting, analytics and performance measurement of these complex assets. Without this back office capability, it becomes more difficult to maintain the existing business, and even more difficult to grow total assets under management. (Thomsom White Paper)
Proposed translations (Swedish)
4 +2 back office
Change log

Jan 6, 2010 15:03: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Jan 7, 2010 09:59: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"

Jan 10, 2010 10:57: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"

Jan 11, 2010 17:57: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"

Proposed translations

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back office

Begreppet 'Back office' är en generisk term som inte behöver översättas!
The back office is generally considered to be the technology, services and human resources required to manage a company itself. Back office includes such systems as the IT, human resources and accounting departments. The back office is supported by a back end system.
Example sentences:
The back office is generally considered to be the technology, services and human resources required to manage a company itself. Back office includes such systems as the IT, human resources and accounting departments. The back office is supported by a back end system (http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/B/back_off)
The concept as such does not need a translation in Swedish! Back office is a generic term. (http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/B/back_off)
Peer comment(s):

agree Ingrid Abramson
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Tack Ingrid! Bertil
agree amgt : Back office har använts åtminstone sedan jag började jobba i mitten på -70 talet.
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