Wandlungsfähigkeit
German
Etymology
Wandlung (“transformation, change”) + -s- (“genitival interfix”) + Fähigkeit (“ability, capability”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvandlʊŋsˌfɛːɪçkaɪ̯t]
- Hyphenation: Wand‧lungs‧fä‧hig‧keit
Noun
Wandlungsfähigkeit f (genitive Wandlungsfähigkeit, plural Wandlungsfähigkeiten)
- (management, biology, sociology) adaptability, transformability, versatility (the ability of a system, organization, or individual to undergo fundamental change to adapt to new environmental conditions)
- In Zeiten der Digitalisierung ist die Wandlungsfähigkeit eines Unternehmens sein wichtigster Wettbewerbsvorteil.
- In times of digitalization, a company's adaptability is its most important competitive advantage.
Declension
Declension of Wandlungsfähigkeit [feminine]
Synonyms
- Anpassungsfähigkeit (ability to adapt; often more reactive than proactive)
- Transformationsfähigkeit (ability to transform)
- Flexibilität (flexibility; usually refers to short-term adjustments)
- Agilität (agility)
Antonyms
- Starrheit (rigidity, stiffness)
- Unbeweglichkeit (immobility, inertia)
- Beharrungsvermögen (inertia; the tendency to stay in the existing state)
Coordinate terms
- Strukturwandel (structural change; the external pressure requiring Wandlungsfähigkeit)
- Innovationskraft (innovative power)
- Resilienz (resilience; the ability to recover from shocks)
Related terms
- wandeln (to change, to transform)
- Wandlung (transformation)
- wandlungsfähig (adaptable)