Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

koncernstab

English translation:

group staff (unit)

Added to glossary by Jan Schauseil
Apr 15, 2011 10:36
13 yrs ago
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Swedish term

koncernstab

Swedish to English Bus/Financial Human Resources
Organisationen av koncernstaberna förnyas för att tydligare harmoniera med koncernens långsiktiga strategi.

Discussion

Christopher Schröder Apr 18, 2011:
To me all these staff answers sound quite alien, I'd expect to see corporate services in the UK

Proposed translations

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group staff (unit)

In my view the word "group" must be included, as the term "koncern" denotes a particular organizational structure. See e.g. N F Edström et al, Ekonomiordbok:
koncern = group [of companies] (sammanfattande beteckning på en grupp av aktiebolag som är inbördes förenade genom ett moder/dotterbolagsförhållande)
koncernledning = group management
koncernorganisation = group organization
koncernstab = group staff

Collin, English-Swedish-English Business Dictionary:
group (several companies linked together in the same organization) = koncern
group results = koncernresultat

I would think that the plural form is a trickier issue, and for this specific sentence I would translate "koncernstaber" as "group staff units." (For the singular, you could use either "group staff" or "group staff unit," depending on the context. In some instances you'd have to drop "unit," as in "group staff member.")

From links below:
Skanska strengthens focus on Health and Safety and establishes new Group Staff Unit with Neil Moore as SVP

Skanska stärker satsningen på arbetsmiljö och inrättar ny koncernstab med Neil Moore som chef


Peer comment(s):

agree Charles Ek : This is what I'd use, and it will fit with other likely uses of "group/Group" in such contexts.
1 day 6 hrs
Thanks, Charles!
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the corporate group's staff

koncern = corporate group
stab = staff
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corporate staff

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Peer comment(s):

agree lena helson
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Thank you lena.
agree Sven Petersson
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Thank you Sven.
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Group headquarters staff

as an alternative. Though it would depend upon the specific company and how it was structured.
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