Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
arbetslogik/er
English translation:
work mode
Added to glossary by
paul hacker
Jul 25, 2009 18:14
14 yrs ago
Swedish term
United States
Retired foreign service officer
Native in: English 
Works in: Finnish to English, Swedish to English, Czech to English, and 4 more.
arbetslogik/er
Swedish to English
Social Sciences
Medical: Health Care
group theory
grupper samarbetar sekventiellt och team samarbetar synkront medan den parallella arbetslogiken är en mellanform mellan grupp och team
ett adaptivt växelspel mellan sekventiella, parallella och synkrona arbetslogiker
The direct translation should be work logic or work logics, but it doesn't make sense in English. I don't see work logic listed in any English language sources. Any ideas?
ett adaptivt växelspel mellan sekventiella, parallella och synkrona arbetslogiker
The direct translation should be work logic or work logics, but it doesn't make sense in English. I don't see work logic listed in any English language sources. Any ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | work mode |
Viachaslau
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| 4 | work practic(es) |
Sebastian Sussmann
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| 4 | Workplace theories (or schools of thought) |
Cynthia Coan
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Proposed translations
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33 mins
Viachaslau
Sweden
Sweden
Works in field
Sweden
Russian translator in Stockholm
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia) 
, Belarusian
Works in: English to Russian, Swedish to Russian, Norwegian to Russian, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
work mode
from language of computing
just a variant
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Note added at 37 mins (2009-07-25 18:52:14 GMT)
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arbetslogiken is new to swedish, i believe
just 28 google hits
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-07-25 19:17:17 GMT)
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sorry, the first bit of explanation is a bit ambiguous
*parallel work mode* is what can be found in computing
just *work mode* seems to work well in other contexts, not related to computing
just a variant
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Note added at 37 mins (2009-07-25 18:52:14 GMT)
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arbetslogiken is new to swedish, i believe
just 28 google hits
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-07-25 19:17:17 GMT)
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sorry, the first bit of explanation is a bit ambiguous
*parallel work mode* is what can be found in computing
just *work mode* seems to work well in other contexts, not related to computing
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think you came closest, given the context."
1 day 18 hrs
Sebastian Sussmann
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Understand the culture, get the meaning
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, British, Irish)
Works in: Swedish to English, Spanish to English
work practic(es)
practice used here to mean habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
1 day 22 hrs
Cynthia Coan
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Indexing and abstracting services also
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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21
Workplace theories (or schools of thought)
My monolingual "Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket" defines "logik" as "lära om tänkandet." My Norstedt's defines "lära" as "science," "theory" or "theories" -- hence my choice of nouns in the target phrase above. Given that "logik"/"logic" has to do with mental concepts or constructs, "workplace theory/theories" seems like the most logical word choice here.
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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2009-07-27 16:37:47 GMT)
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On second thought, "workplace theory" might work even better in English. It turns out "workplace theory" has turned up 11,900 Google hits, whereas "workplace theories" only produced 449.
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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2009-07-27 16:37:47 GMT)
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On second thought, "workplace theory" might work even better in English. It turns out "workplace theory" has turned up 11,900 Google hits, whereas "workplace theories" only produced 449.
Discussion
here is an extract from a newspaper article:
Det gäller att samordna olika system. Vart och ett av dessa har sin specifika och inbyggda målsättning,
arbetslogik, erfarenhet, och rekryteringsprinciper.
I guess the variant work mode would fit well here
Doesn't this suggest something other than work mode?