Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
devianza dirigenziale
English translation:
deviant leadership
Added to glossary by
James (Jim) Davis
May 24, 2007 08:19
16 yrs ago
Italian term
devianza dirigenziale
Italian to English
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
football
This is part of a speech on football and what it represents to Italy. Obviously they are talking about corrupt club managers but how can I say this diplomatically?
C'è una litigiosità eccessiva, c’è stato un problema di devianza dirigenziale causato dall’incremento degli interessi extrasportivi , ma ci sono le regole, come avete visto l'estate scorsa
C'è una litigiosità eccessiva, c’è stato un problema di devianza dirigenziale causato dall’incremento degli interessi extrasportivi , ma ci sono le regole, come avete visto l'estate scorsa
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | deviant leadership | James (Jim) Davis |
3 | irregularities | carly kelly |
3 | Deviant managerial behaviour (Executive behaviour) | Gad Kohenov |
Change log
May 29, 2007 08:01: James (Jim) Davis Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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deviant leadership
I would say that the Italian here has followed the English sociological concept of deviance taken in turn from statistical concepts (standard deviation) so that a criminal is called a deviant, some one different from the others. I would say follow it back into English. Alternatively call a spade a spade and express my anger in plainer words please.
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Comment: "Thanks for all the suggestions. I actually went with deviant management because management is more commonly used when speaking of football clubs."
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irregularities
...irregularities in club management, or something like that might fit the bill.
HTH Carly
HTH Carly
Peer comment(s):
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Gad Kohenov
: irregularities are the understatement of the year regarding the Italian Calcio!
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True, but the asker was looking for something diplomatic ;-)
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Deviant managerial behaviour (Executive behaviour)
Deviant Behavior is the name of some journal. The term is explained very well by Wikipedia.
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