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wettbewerbsorientierten

Wettbewerbsorientierten is the inflected form of the German adjective wettbewerbsorientiert, used to describe something that is oriented toward competition. The term combines Wett­bewerb (competition) with orientieren (to orient) and is commonly employed in business, economics and social sciences to signal a focus on external competitive pressures and performance relative to rivals.

In practice, wettbewerbsorientiert characterizes strategies, cultures or behaviors that emphasize market competition, benchmarking, efficiency and innovation

Linguistic note: The ending -en appears in several cases and numbers, notably in plural nominative or accusative

with
the
aim
of
gaining
or
maintaining
a
competitive
edge.
It
appears
in
phrases
such
as
wettbewerbsorientierte
Strategien,
wettbewerbsorientiertes
Denken
or
wettbewerbsorientierte
Organisationskultur.
The
specific
form
wettbewerbsorientierten
occurs
in
inflected
positions,
for
example
in
wettbewerbsorientierten
Märkten,
den
wettbewerbsorientierten
Ansatz,
die
wettbewerbsorientierten
Unternehmen.
after
definite
articles,
or
in
masculine/feminine/neuter
dative
forms
in
other
declensions.
The
concept
is
distinct
from
wettbewerbsfähig
(capable
of
competing)
and
from
kundenorientiert
(customer-oriented);
together
they
describe
different
axes
of
competitive
strategy.
In
English,
wettbewerbsorientierten
is
often
translated
as
competition-oriented
or
competition-focused.