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09:09 Jan 1, 2012

German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Human Resources / Management

German term or phrase: Vertrauensspanne

Grosse Vertrauensspanne geben und wenig Kontrollen durchführen

This is a bullet point so unfortunately I do not have much more context...does anybody know the HR term for this?

Many thanks in advance and a happy New Year!

Diana

Diana Zehetner KudoZ activity Questions: 58 (6 open) (1 without valid answers) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 5
Local time: 09:27

English translation:scope for initiative

Explanation:

Allow plenty of scope for initiative and keep checks/controls to a minimum
http://tinyurl.com/7fycfhl

Don't use the word 'trust', as this suggests some employees might be dishonest.
Don't use 'confidence' either - no manager can ever feel totally 'confident' that an employee will do the right thing.

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Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:27

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4 +5

scope for initiative

Andrew Swift

a level of trust

Jeff Barter

confidence interval

Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.

employee responsibility and autonomy

casper

Discussion entries: 3

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7 mins confidence:

confidence interval

Explanation:
http://www.baltic.vtt.fi/pdfs/Ber192.pdf

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In a statistical study (survey), when the mean of a random variable of interest is reported, an error margin is associated with it. The wider this error margin (confidence interval = CI), the higher the confidence level. Example: I can say with very little confidence that it will rain within the next 2 minutes, but I can say with very high confidence that it will rain within the next century.

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"Confidence interval" is a fixed term in statistics. Sometimes, they call it "confidence range"... but the correct one here is interval. So, saying
"confidence level" would not be correct because this is a number (alpha) related to confidence interval but distinct from it. Or saying "extent of confidence" would convey the meaning but it's not a statistical term.

Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
Local time: 01:27
Native speaker of:

English,

Armenian

41 mins confidence:

a level of trust

Explanation:
in the sense of relying on the competence of the employee without having to control everything

Jeff Barter
Germany
Local time: 10:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

scope for initiative

Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:27
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 163

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3 hrs confidence:

employee responsibility and autonomy

Explanation:
...comes to my mind in the HR context

"employee responsibility and autonomy"
http://goo.gl/eYlzl

casper
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 28

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