| German | English |
| Abteilung | department, dept. (abbrev.) |
| Abteilungsleiter | head of department |
| Alleinstellungsmerkmale | USPs, unique selling points |
| Analyse | analysis |
| Anforderungsaufnahme | identifying requirements, identification of requirements |
| Anforderungsmanagement | requirements management |
| Angebot | quotation, quote; offering; supply (~ and demand) |
| Angestellte | employees; (female) employee |
| Angestellter | (male) employee |
| Ansatz (= Vorgehensweise) | approach |
| Ansprechpartner | contact |
| Arbeitskräfte | labour, manpower; workforce; workers; employees |
| Aufgabe | task |
| Aufsichtsrat | supervisory board |
| Auftrag | job; assignment; task |
| ausgliedern (einen Firmenbereich ~) | hive off, spin off (US term) |
| befördern | promote |
| Beförderung | promotion |
| Belegschaft | workforce; staff, personnel |
| beraten | advise, provide/give advice |
| Berater | (professional) consultant; adviser |
| Beratung | advisory services; consultation (with s.o.); consultancy; guidance |
| Beratungsfirma | firm of consultants, consultancy |
| Beratungstätigkeit | consulting work |
| besetzen (eine Stelle ~) | fill a vacancy/position |
| Bestandsaufnahme | taking stock of sth. (e.g. ~ a situation in a firm) |
| Beteiligte | people involved, those involved |
| Betrieb | company, firm; works; factory; plant |
| Betriebsrat | workers' representative, shop steward |
| bewerben, sich (um eine Stelle) | apply (for a job) |
| Bewerber | applicant |
| bewerten | assess, evaluate |
| Bewertung | assessment, evaluation |
| Beziehung (zum Kunden) | relationship (to the customer) |
| Bonus | bonus |
| Branche | sector, industry; field |
| Branchenkompetenz | industry expertise |
| Branchenwissen | knowledge of a sector, knowledge of sector, industry knowledge |
| Budget | budget |
| Buyout | buyout |
| CRM | CRM (= customer relationship management) |
| delegieren | delegate |
| demotivieren | demotivate |
| Dienstleister | company (providing a service); supplier |
| Dienstleistung | service |
| Dienstleistungen | services |
| effektiv | effective; effectively |
| effizient | efficient; efficiently |
| einstellen (Personal ~) | take on, employ, recruit (staff) |
| emotional | emotional(ly) |
| Engagement | determination; dedication, commitment |
| engagiert sein | be dedicated |
| entlassen (Personal ~) | make redundant, sack, lay off; fire (colloq.) |
| Entlassungen | lay-offs |
| Entscheidungsträger | decision-maker(s) |
| entwickeln, sich (in etw.) | develop (into sth.) |
| Entwicklung | development; evolvement |
| Erfolg | success |
| Erfolgsfaktoren | success factors |
| Erfolgskontrolle | way of measuring (a firm's) success |
| erwarten | expect |
| Erwartungen | expectations |
| erzielen | attain, get |
| etablieren | establish |
| expandieren | expand |
| Expansion | expansion |
| Fachwissen | expertise, technical knowledge, specialist knowledge |
| Fähigkeit | ability, capability |
| Fallstudie | case study |
| Fertigkeiten | skills |
| Firma | firm, company; business |
| Firmenbereich | part of the company; division |
| Firmengründer | founder of the company |
| Firmengruppe | group (of companies) |
| fördern | promote; encourage |
| Franchise | franchise |
| Franchisenehmer | franchisee |
| Führung | management; leadership |
| Führungskraft | manager |
| Führungsqualitäten | leadership qualities; leadership skills |
| Gesamtverantwortung | overall responsibility |
| Geschäft | business; shop |
| Geschäftsbereich | business unit, division |
| Geschäftsführer | manager; managing director (of a large firm) |
| Geschäftsführung | management; leadership; (the) management |
| Geschäftsinhaber | owner (of the firm) |
| Geschäftsleiter | manager |
| Geschäftsleitung | management board |
| Geschäftsplan | business plan |
| Geschäftsprozess | business process |
| Gesellschaft | company, firm; society |
| Gesellschafter | owner, partner |
| Gewinn | profit, earnings |
| gründen (eine Firma ~) | found, set up (a company) |
| Gründer | founder |
| Grundprinzip | basic principle, fundamental principle |
| Gruppe (> Firmengruppe) | group, group of companies; Group |
| Hauptsitz | headquarters |
| herausfordern | challenge |
| Herausforderung | challenge |
| Hürde | hurdle |
| Ideenfindung | generation of ideas |
| Inhaber | owner, proprietor |
| Ist-Stand | current situation |
| Kennzahlen (über eine Firma) | facts and figures (about a company) |
| Kernaufgabe | main task, main activity |
| Kerngeschäft | main line of business |
| Kernkompetenzen | core competencies, main areas of competence |
| Knotenpunkt | node, nodal point; hub |
| Know-how | know-how, knowledge, expertise |
| Kollege | colleague |
| Kommunikationskanäle | communications channels |
| kompetent | competent |
| Kompetenz | competence |
| Kompetenzen | areas of competence |
| Können | ability, capability |
| konsolidieren | consolidate, strengthen |
| Konsolidierung | consolidation, strengthening |
| Konzept | plan; (psychological/mental) concept; strategy |
| Konzern | group (of companies) |
| Kunde | client (of a lawyer, solicitor, tax consultant, etc.); customer |
| Kundenanfrage | customer enquiry, enquiry from a customer |
| Kundenbeziehung | relationship to the customer |
| Kundenbindung | customer loyalty; way(s) of keeping customers; ties with customers; customer retention |
| Kundenbindungsmanagement | customer loyalty management |
| Kundenbindungsprogramm | customer loyalty scheme |
| Kundendienst | customer service, customer care |
| Kundeninteraktion | customer interaction |
| Kundenwert | customer value, value of a customer |
| Kundenwissen (= Wissen über Kunden) | knowledge about (one's) customers |
| Kundenzufriedenheit | customer satisfaction |
| Leistung | performance; output; service; accomplishment, achievement, feat; benefits (that a company can offer you) |
| Leiter | manager (of a company), head (of a dept.), leader (of a project) |
| Lieferant | supplier |
| Lieferkette | supply chain |
| Logistik | logistics |
| logistisch | logistic, logistical |
| Logo | logo, logotype |
| Managementberatung | management consultancy, management consultants |
| Marke | brand; trademark |
| Markenwert | brand value, value of a brand |
| Marketing | Marketing (department) |
| Markt | market |
| Marktanteil | market share, share of the market |
| Markteinführung | market launch, market entry |
| Marktwert | market value |
| Maßnahme | measure, activity |
| Mehrwert | added value, extra value |
| Misserfolg | failure |
| Mitarbeiter | employee(s) |
| Mitglied des Aufsichtsrats | member of the supervisory board |
| Mitgründer | co-founder |
| Mittel | means (e.g. a ~; financial ~) |
| Moderation (z. B. ~ einer Workshop) | chairing (e.g. chairing a workshop) |
| moderieren | chair (a meeting/workshop/panel) |
| modifizieren | modify |
| Modifizierung | modification |
| Motivation | motivation |
| motivieren | motivate |
| Muttergesellschaft | holding, parent company |
| Nachfrage | demand |
| nachhaltig | on a long-term basis, permanently; sustainable |
| Nachhaltigkeit | sustainability |
| Nachteil | disadvantage; downside |
| Neuausrichtung | re-alignment |
| Nichenmarkt | niche market |
| Niederlassung | branch, branch office |
| notwendig | necessary, expedient |
| optimieren | optimise |
| Optimierung | optimisation |
| Organisation | organisation |
| Organisationsstruktur | organisational structure |
| outsourcen | outsource |
| Personabteilung | HR department, personnel department |
| Personal | personnel, staff, employees |
| Personalberater | executive search consultant, personnel consultantexecutive search firm; human resources consultancy, personnel |
| Personalberatung | consultancy |
| Plan | plan, concept; scheme |
| Position | position |
| Positionerung | positioning, position |
| Posten | post, position (= job) |
| Programm | programme; scheme |
| Projekt | project |
| Projektmanagement | project management |
| Prozedur | procedure |
| Prozess | process |
| Prozessmanagement | process management |
| Qualität | quality |
| Qualitätskontrolle | quality control |
| Qualitätsmanagement, QM | quality management, QM |
| Qualitätsmerkmale | marks of quality |
| Qualitätssicherung, QS | quality assurance, QA |
| Rabatt | discount |
| realisieren | create; implement; achieve; make (sth.) become reality |
| Realisierung | implementation; creation |
| Ressourcen | resources |
| Ruf (~ einer Firma) | reputation (of a company) |
| Sanierung | restructuring |
| schulen | train |
| Schulung | training session; training course |
| Schwierigkeiten | difficulties; difficulty |
| Service | customer service, customer care |
| Soll-Stand | desired situation, ideal situation |
| Spielraum | room for manoeuvre |
| Stelle (= Job) | job, post, position |
| steuern | control, manage |
| straff | lean, streamlined (e.g. processes) |
| straffen | streamline |
| Strategie | strategy |
| strategischTochtergesellschaft, | strategic; strategically |
| Tochterunternehmen, Tochter | subsidiary, affiliate (US term) |
| Übernahme | takeover |
| übernehmen | take over |
| überwachen | monitor, keep an eye on (sth.) |
| Umbau | re-organisation, restructuring |
| umbauen | re-organise, restructure |
| Umfang | scope (e.g. ~ of a project) |
| Umsatz, Umsätze | revenue, turnover |
| umsetzen | implement; turn (sth.) into reality; put into practice |
| Umsetzung | implementation |
| Umstrukturierung | re-organisation |
| Unternehmen | company, firm; enterprise, corporation (large), business |
| Unternehmensberatung | management consultancy, management consultants |
| Unternehmensgruppe | group of companies |
| Unternehmensprofil | company profile, company's profile |
| Unternehmer | entrepreneur, businessman; industrialist; employer |
| unzufrieden | dissatisfied |
| Unzufriedenheit | dissatisfaction |
| verändern | change, alter |
| Veränderungen | changes, alterations |
| Veränderungsmanagement | change management |
| verantworten | take responsibility (for sth.) |
| verantwortlich | responsible; in charge |
| Verantwortliche(r) | person in charge |
| Verantwortung | responsibility |
| Verbraucher | consumer(s) |
| vereinfachen | simplify |
| Verfahren | process; procedure, method; technique |
| Vermarktung | marketing |
| Vertrieb | sales; Sales (department) |
| Voraussetzung | prerequisite, precondition, basic condition |
| Vorgehensweise | approach, way of going about sth. |
| Vorteil | advantage, benefit; upside |
| wachsen | grow, develop; evolve |
| Wachstum | growth |
| Werbemittel | advertising media; budget for advertising |
| Wettbewerb | competition |
| Wettbewerber | competitor(s), rival(s) |
| wettbewerbsfähig | competitive |
| Wirtschaft | economy |
| wirtschaftlich | economic; economically |
| Wirtschaftsplan | business plan |
| Workshop | workshop |
| Ziel | target, objective, aim, goal; destination |
| Zielgruppe | target group |
| Zielsetzung | objective, aim, goalagreement on (a person's or team's) objectives, fixing achievement |
| Zielvereinbarung | targets |
| Zufriedenheit | satisfaction |
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Last updated: 17 July 2008. Copyright: Carl Carter, Amper Translation Service |
