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grof / fijn structuur

English translation: coarse/fine-meshed structure

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Dutch term or phrase:grof / fijn structuur
English translation:coarse/fine-meshed structure
Entered by: Anne Key

10:04 Feb 8, 2006
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Dutch term or phrase: grof / fijn structuur
I am currently translating a research project (relating to organisational change to home care organisations in the Netherlands) and am struggling with the above term.

The context is as follows:

Nagegaan dient te worden of het invoeren van de geschetste grof- en fijnstructuur en de implementatie van een teambased organisatieconcept volgens de sociotechniek binnen [care organisation] tot de gewenste verbeteringen leiden. Dit dient zichtbaar te worden op de parameters klantenwaardering, medewerkersoordeel en doelmatigheid. Hiertoe is een longitudinaal evaluatieonderzoek uitgevoerd met controlemetingen. Dit betekent dat een aantal metingen is verricht zowel binnen de organisatieonderdelen waar het teambased concept werd ingevoerd als in andere regio’s van [care organisation] waar het concept nog niet is geïntroduceerd. Het gehanteerde meetdesign is bekend als het ‘pre-test posttest control group design’.

I have tried Google and several reference texts, to no avail.

Would "rough / fine structure" be an appropriate translation?

All suggestions welcome - KudoZ points will be awarded asap.

Many thanks,

Pikey
Anne Key
Local time: 22:21
coarse/fine mesh
Explanation:
or variation eg coarse/fine-meshed structure, system, etc.

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Note added at 39 mins (2006-02-08 10:43:54 GMT)
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could also drop 'mesh'
an example in a social science context:

The implications of using coarse versus fine scales of judgment are discussed in terms of the dynamics of social judgment as well as choice of the appropriate number of categories in social research.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubM...


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CI95
Local time: 23:21
Grading comment
Very helpful answer, good references, many thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3coarse/fine mesh
CI95
4 +2overall and detailed structure
LouisV (X)


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
coarse/fine mesh


Explanation:
or variation eg coarse/fine-meshed structure, system, etc.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 39 mins (2006-02-08 10:43:54 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

could also drop 'mesh'
an example in a social science context:

The implications of using coarse versus fine scales of judgment are discussed in terms of the dynamics of social judgment as well as choice of the appropriate number of categories in social research.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubM...




CI95
Local time: 23:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Very helpful answer, good references, many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jarry (X): with coarsely / finely meshed structure. Yes, you are quite right; a full-bodied wine, or a full-blown disaster, but a wholly-owned subsidiary :-)
43 mins
  -> That would be grammatically better. I do often see -ly dropped in such expressions as long as a hyphen is used. Thanks.
agree  Kate Hudson (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  zbenek (X)
9 hrs
  -> Thanks
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
overall and detailed structure


Explanation:
It seemas to me they are talking about the structure of an organisation, I don't see that mesh is relevant here

LouisV (X)
Australia
Local time: 07:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): maybe even macro and micro.
6 hrs
agree  Dave Calderhead: and with Tina
6 hrs
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