liikkenjohtamispetrausvara

English translation: room for improvement in leadership

16:21 Mar 17, 2009
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
Finnish term or phrase: liikkenjohtamispetrausvara
context:

Yhtiö on huonosti johdettu ja sillä on paljon liikkeenjohtamispetrausvaraa ja kustannussäästövaraa

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Spencer Allman
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:16
English translation:room for improvement in leadership
Explanation:
Literally "room for improvement in business leadership"?
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Owen Witesman
Local time: 02:16
Grading comment
This was the first reply I got though I think management fits better than leadership. Thanks to the others
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Summary of answers provided
5scope for improving business management
Desmond O'Rourke
4room for improvement in corporate management
Alfa Trans (X)
4room for improvement in business management
Outi Pollari
3room for improvement in leadership
Owen Witesman


  

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room for improvement in leadership


Explanation:
Literally "room for improvement in business leadership"?

Owen Witesman
Local time: 02:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7
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This was the first reply I got though I think management fits better than leadership. Thanks to the others
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room for improvement in corporate management


Explanation:
Liikkeenjohto is 'corporate management'.

Alfa Trans (X)
Local time: 11:16
Native speaker of: Finnish
PRO pts in category: 19
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liikkeenjohtamispetrausvara
room for improvement in business management


Explanation:
The expression is quite colloquial with the word "petraus" in it, so I think the English translation may also be quite free in form

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Note added at 51 mins (2009-03-17 17:12:52 GMT)
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Oh, more or less similar answers have been submitted while I had left the unanswered question page open.

Outi Pollari
Finland
Local time: 11:16
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
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scope for improving business management


Explanation:
The business is poorly managed, and there is plenty of scope for improving business management and economizing.

Desmond O'Rourke
United States
Local time: 04:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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