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betriebswirtschaftliches Denken und Handeln

English translation: business acumen / entrepreneurial thinking / business-minded attitude and working style

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German term or phrase:betriebswirtschaftliches Denken und Handeln
English translation:business acumen / entrepreneurial thinking / business-minded attitude and working style
Entered by: Steffen Walter

09:33 Mar 18, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: betriebswirtschaftliches Denken und Handeln
Betriebswirtschaftliches Denken und Handeln
amelia28
Local time: 15:12
business acumen / entrepreneurial thinking
Explanation:
Two options that might look very different but seem to fit in this case, absent further context.
Selected response from:

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 16:12
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4business acumen / entrepreneurial thinking
Steffen Walter
3 +2a business-like approach
Raghunathan Rajagopalan
3 +1business-minded
Thoth
3economical thinking and dealing
Stephen Sadie
3entrepreneurial thinking and action
Ken Cox
3businesslike attitude and working style
GeorginaW (X)


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
business acumen / entrepreneurial thinking


Explanation:
Two options that might look very different but seem to fit in this case, absent further context.

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 16:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 259
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Cox
24 mins
agree  Ken Cox: I especially like 'business acumen', but IMO it only implicitly addresses 'Handeln'
52 mins
  -> Yes, you do have a point here.
agree  PhilippID
3 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
12 days
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Betriebswirtschaftliches Denken und Handeln
economical thinking and dealing


Explanation:
if you have more context I may well try to improve this

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 16:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 94

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Steffen Walter: I wouldn't use "economicAL" since this can also mean "sparsam", which I wouldn't want to write in a job spec.
30 mins
neutral  Ken Cox: with Steffen
56 mins
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
entrepreneurial thinking and action


Explanation:
On option; there are probably posher versions

The list reads like the catetories of a personality/competence profile or assessment. If they are listed in a job description, one would expect to see some explanation or qualification

sample refs:

53-456-03 - Visionary and Entrepreneurial Thinking
This course was designed as a personal thinking process to help students acquire entrepreneurial thinking and action methods. The six themes covered by the ...
zonecours.hec.ca/af1Presentation.txp?instId=a-5345603&lang=en

Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research: An Interdisciplinary Survey ... - Google Books Result
by Zoltán J. Ács, David B. Audretsch - 2003 - Business & Economics - 560 pages
If we understand the cognitive processes associated with entrepreneurial thinking and action, then we have at least a tentative blueprint for influencing ...
books.google.nl/books?isbn=1402073585...

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-18 10:33:35 GMT)
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*categories*

Ken Cox
Local time: 16:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
businesslike attitude and working style


Explanation:
I also think business-minded and entrepreneurial would fit; business acumen seems a bit vague in this kind of list

GeorginaW (X)
Germany
Local time: 16:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a business-like approach


Explanation:
is another alternative. If you think "approach" can take care of both Denken and Handeln efficiently, not a bad option

Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Local time: 19:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephen Gobin: This is what I go for when I get this phrase in CVs or supporting statements. Sometimes extended to " a business-like approach to work"
6 hrs
  -> thanks Stephen
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
12 days
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Betriebswirtschaftliches Denken und Handeln
business-minded


Explanation:
one suggestion, some context would be helpful

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Note added at 7 days (2008-03-26 09:19:21 GMT)
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-ness even

Thoth

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
13 days
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