connections

Norwegian translation: kontakter

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English term or phrase:connections
Norwegian translation:kontakter
Entered by: Katarzyna Lewandowska, PhD

09:45 Oct 6, 2011
English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / workplace
English term or phrase: connections
Is there a word in Norwegian that describes the unformal type of relations that people have at work? Meaning the network of dependancies that are unofficial?
Katarzyna Lewandowska, PhD
Poland
Local time: 00:41
kontakter
Explanation:
Jeg har sjelden hatt forbindelser i arbeidsforhold, men en drøss med kontakter...
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Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 00:41
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1kontakter
Per Bergvall
4forbindelser
Morten Wallentinsen
4personlige forbindelser
Bjørnar Magnussen
3(sosiale) bånd
Hege Jakobsen Lepri


Discussion entries: 3





  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
forbindelser


Explanation:
Hei Kat,

Jeg ville bruk "forbindelser" i denne sammenhengen. Det er også mulig å bruke "bekjentskaper/kretser", men "forbindelser er generelt dekkende.



Morten Wallentinsen
Spain
Local time: 00:41
Native speaker of: Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal), Native in NorwegianNorwegian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Bjørnar Magnussen: "forbindelser" er vel ikke nødvendigvis personlige/uoffisielle?
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
personlige forbindelser


Explanation:
I et samfunn hvor det er vanlig å skaffe seg arbeid gjennom uformelle personlige forbindelser, så vekker ikke slike annonser mistanke.
www.rosa-help.no/mh_rekruttert.htm

Kongressene er et sosialt samlingspunkt hvor det knyttes personlige forbindelser
www.side2.no/underholdning/article3167649.ece

Bjørnar Magnussen
Local time: 00:41
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
kontakter


Explanation:
Jeg har sjelden hatt forbindelser i arbeidsforhold, men en drøss med kontakter...

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 00:41
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Morten Wallentinsen
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(sosiale) bånd


Explanation:
Et annet alternativ- ofte brukt i forbindelse med samfunnsvitenskaplig nettverksanalyse.

Se f.eks. http://www.magma.no/styrken-i-de-svake-baand

Example sentence(s):
  • All oppmerksomheten er et tegn på at bevisstheten omkring viktigheten av slike uformelle sosiale bånd har økt
  • Sosiale nettverk og sosiale bånd har de senere år fått en stadig mer fremtredende plass innen internasjonal samfunnsvitenskap og ledelsesteori

    Reference: http://lokalhistoriewiki.no/index.php/Metode:Nettverksanalys...
    Reference: http://www.hivolda.no/neted/upload/attachment/site/group12/O...
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
Norway
Local time: 00:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 12
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