May 4, 2011 16:56
13 yrs ago
German term

Nutzenniveau

German to English Bus/Financial Investment / Securities
Part of a glossary entry on the principal-agent theory:

"Um Aufgaben nicht selbst zu erledigen, überträgt der Prinzipal Aufgaben und Entscheidungskompetenzen auf den Agenten. Die Handlungen des Agenten beeinflussen daher nicht nur sein eigenes Nutzenniveau, sondern auch das des Prinzipals. Ziel des Ansatzes ist es, durch ein Arragement von richtig gesetzten Anreizen, den Agenten dazu zu bewegen, im Interesse seines Prinzipals zu handeln. Da die Interessen des Prinzipals meist denen des Agenten entgegenstehen, bedarf es gezielter Anreizmechanismen, wie z.B. die performanceorientierte Bezahlung von Managern..."

Proposed translations

4 hrs
Selected

utility level/level of utility

#
[PDF]
The Principal-Agent Model with a Continuum of Constraints ...
497k - Adobe PDF
When a principal hires an agent to manage a firm, she might face two problems: the ... scheme that maximizes the principal's utility subject to two constraints: the individual ...
www.angelfire.com/id/SergioDaSilva/principalagent.pdf
#
[PDF]
Chapter 3 The principal-agent problem
185k - Adobe PDF
The principal-agent problem describes a class of interactions between two ... The agent's utility depends on both the action chosen and the consump ...
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/.../3rd/ec334/details/finchap03.pdf
#
Peer comment(s):

neutral Bruce Campbell : Good point. The terminology depends on whether we are dealing with an academic or business text.
6 hrs
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you!"
5 mins

level of benefits

I think that a somewhat literal translation would be appropriate here, something along the lines of:

"The agent's actions therefore affect not only the level of benefits that he enjoys, but also those of the principal."
Something went wrong...
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search