Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

Beslutningsdygtig

English translation:

competent

Added to glossary by rajagopalan sampatkumar
Feb 27, 2011 19:16
13 yrs ago
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Danish term

Beslutningsdygtig

Danish to English Bus/Financial Management Criteria for composition of decision-making team
Er der nok erfarne og beslutningsdygtige ledere til at kunne gennemføre beslutningsprocessen?

Jeg synes 'experienced leaders competent to transact business' lyder tungt. Har nogen et bedre forslag?
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Mar 4, 2011 17:47: rajagopalan sampatkumar Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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competent

Er der nok erfarne og beslutningsdygtige ledere...
Are there sufficient experienced and competent manager...
see also L &H Business Ordbog Dansk-Engelsk, Copenhagen, Denamrk
Peer comment(s):

agree Christopher Schröder
12 hrs
Thanks, Chris S.
agree Helen Johnson : Context should automatically imply that "competent" is meant in the sense of "authorised to make decisions owing to experience, qualifications, position, etc."
13 hrs
Thanks, Helen. Fully agree with your explanatory comment.
neutral Hans Wang : there is already a word in Danish for the "English" word competent, it would be "kompetente" if used in this sentence. The only place I have seen it substituted is in "competent to make decisions" in the medical sense. See also http://www.consolvo.no/
16 hrs
It is not exclusively in the medical sense. It can be used where ever (including business) decisions have to be made.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Tak!"
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senior managers

It is not the most elegant Danish, and I would probably rephrase it a little:

Are there enough experienced managers with the authority/authorised to make decisions?

Are there enough senior managers with the right experience as decision makers?

Perhaps even:
Are there enough experienced managers empowered to make decisions?

Something along those lines might fit your context
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with good decision making abilities

I would try moving the word "ledere" forward in the sentence:

Are there a sufficient number of managers with experience and good decision making abilities to complete the decision making process?
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decisive

This would be another appropriate alternative, especially in the context of leadership. In fact, over on this side of the pond the two words very often appear to go hand in hand. A closer look at the Danish definition of beslutningsdygtig in DDO (see 2nd link below) seems to support this nuance of the word, synonymous with resolute.
Peer comment(s):

agree Hans Wang : "willing to make decisions" is a longer version of decisive in the context of the above sentence. Competent in the business sense of the word is broader than both my answer and this answer.
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Yes, thank you, I agree. To me it seems more precise and shorter.
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