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German term

Olav Rixen

Kernkompetenz

Non-PRO German to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)

Quarterly report of a company producing systems for storing and reading biometric data for security passes etc.

Proposed translations (English)

5	core competencies	Beth Kantus
4 +2	core competence	Andy Lemminger
2	core expertise	Ralf Lemster

Change log

Dec 7, 2011 15:12: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Business/Commerce (general)"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (1): Steffen Walter

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Proposed translations

7 hrs

Beth Kantus

United States

1007 answers

Native in English

Selected

core competencies

Core competencies are resources and capabilities that serve as a source of competitive advantage for a firm over its rivals. Often related to a firm's functional skills (e.g. the marketing function is a core competence at Philip Morris), the development, nurturing, and application of core competencies throughout a firm may be highly related to strategic competitiveness Thus the resource-based model (of superior returns) argues that core competencies are the basis for a firm's competitive advantage, its strategic competitiveness, and its ability to earn above-average returns.

The above is from "Strategic Management, Competitiveness and Globalization" by Hitt, Ireland, and Hoskisson (advanced college-level management text).

Hope this helps!