partner_view.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<openerp>
    <data>
        <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_partner_form">
            <field name="name">Partner form : short category name</field>
            <field name="model">res.partner</field>
            <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_form" />
            <field name="arch" type="xml">
                <field name="category_id" position="attributes">
                    <attribute name="context">{'partner_category_display': 'short'}</attribute>
                    <attribute name="options">{"always_reload": True}</attribute>
                </field>
            </field>
        </record>
        <!-- Only show the short category name, NACE titles are very long -->
        <record model="ir.ui.view" id="res_partner_kanban_view">
            <field name="name">Partner kanban : short category name</field>
            <field name="model">res.partner</field>
            <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.res_partner_kanban_view" />
            <field name="arch" type="xml">
                <field name="category_id" position="attributes">
                    <attribute name="context">{'partner_category_display': 'short'}</attribute>
                    <attribute name="options">{"always_reload": True}</attribute>
                </field>
            </field>
        </record>
    </data>
</openerp>