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Zersplitterung der Zuständigkeiten

English translation: fragmentation of responsibilities

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German term or phrase:Zersplitterung der Zuständigkeiten
English translation:fragmentation of responsibilities
Entered by: Daniel Gray

13:12 Apr 15, 2013
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical: Health Care
German term or phrase: Zersplitterung der Zuständigkeiten
In this context:

This part of the article is about why Germany is lagging behind other countries when it comes to organ donation.

Paragraph:

"Länder wie Spanien, Kroatien oder Belgien zählen mehr als doppelt so viele Spender wie Deutschland. Woran liegt das? Diese Länder haben die Widerspruchslösung, sagen Transplantationsmediziner: Wer nicht ausdrücklich Nein sagt, ist dort automatisch ein Spender. Die deutschen Kliniken kümmerten sich zu wenig um das Thema, kritisiert die DSO. Die Krankenhäuser wiederum klagen, die Organspende sei ein Minusgeschäft. Gesundheitsökonomen verweisen auf die weltweit einzigartige Zersplitterung der Zuständigkeiten in Deutschland."

"Gesundheitsökonomen verweisen auf die weltweit einzigartige Zersplitterung der Zuständigkeiten in Deutschland."

Source: http://www.zeit.de/2012/45/Organspende-Transplantationsgeset...

I have found 'fragmentation of responsibilities', but am not sure this fits here.
Daniel Gray
Germany
Local time: 04:16
fragmentation of responsibilities
Explanation:
... is immediately springing to mind.

See, for instance
http://www.every-child-matters.org.uk/Glossary
"Children's Trust

Children's trusts have been created to address the fragmentation of responsibilities for children's services. They build upon, bring together and formalise the joint work that is already taking place in many local areas."
Selected response from:

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 04:16
Grading comment
Thanks, Steffen. This is the confirmation I needed to use this term.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8fragmentation of responsibilities
Steffen Walter
4overfragmentation of responsibilities
Maureen Millington-Brodie
3fragmentation in decision making
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
3divison/fragmentation of competencies
David Hollywood
3fractured responsibilities
Michael Martin, MA


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
fragmentation of responsibilities


Explanation:
... is immediately springing to mind.

See, for instance
http://www.every-child-matters.org.uk/Glossary
"Children's Trust

Children's trusts have been created to address the fragmentation of responsibilities for children's services. They build upon, bring together and formalise the joint work that is already taking place in many local areas."

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 04:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 134
Grading comment
Thanks, Steffen. This is the confirmation I needed to use this term.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lirka
18 mins
agree  uyuni
20 mins
agree  Kim Metzger
32 mins
agree  philgoddard
50 mins
agree  Armorel Young
1 hr
agree  Eleanore Strauss
3 hrs
agree  Cilian O'Tuama
9 hrs
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): ich will auch zustimmen
18 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fragmentation in decision making


Explanation:
F r a g m e n t e d . d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g - p r o c e s s e s


Fragmented decision-making processes in a global economy ...
http://www.circle.ubc.ca/handle/2429/12572
Fragmented decision-making processes in a global economy : sovereign wealth funds and policy coalitions in China. Show full item record ...

Government Fragmentation and Fiscal Policy Outcomes - National ...
www.nber.org/chapters/c8024.pdf
fragmentation in decision making as a determinant of fiscal outcomes.



Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 04:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 24
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
divison/fragmentation of competencies


Explanation:
maybe

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Note added at 8 mins (2013-04-15 13:21:03 GMT)
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"competencies" is definitely not among my favourite terms but nevertheless ok here IMO and I prefer "division" to"fragmentation" but let's see what others have to say ...

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Note added at 10 mins (2013-04-15 13:22:48 GMT)
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"competencies" is really horrible "technospeak" but used a lot

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Note added at 12 mins (2013-04-15 13:24:55 GMT)
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your own "responsibilities" (also suggested by Steffen) would work too

David Hollywood
Local time: 23:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 102
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fractured responsibilities


Explanation:
See link below. Applies to the health sector as well:

"According to the Federal Network Agency, the reasons behind these delays relate to public opposition at the local level (e.g. with respect to overhead power lines), fractured responsibilities for site approval and in some cases changing procedures."

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-04-15 14:23:08 GMT)
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Plenty of hits for this term. Here's another one:

"At the state level, similarly fractured responsibilities are common. In the state of Virginia, for example, the Department of Environmental Quality permits wastewater while the Department of Conservation and Recreation handles stormwater permits."
http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/Integrated-Approaches-to-...


    Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=jcMHk1jGxNcC&pg=PA104&lpg=P...
Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 22:16
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 49

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Steffen Walter: "Fragmented" rather than "fractured". Your reference is a translation (note the ref. to the "Bundesnetzagentur"). / Perhaps it's a US vs. UK thing - "fractured" had struck me as unusual in this context.
4 mins
  -> I disagree. This term is really much too common to be hinging on a single source. See note//I woudn't rule that out although it's used outside the US as well.
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: 180 is plenty?// Aha, so it's yourself you hear using these strange expressions so often
8 hrs
  -> I have little need for counting beans with expressions I use every day//If this is strange to you, that's hardly my problem. I am not responsible for other people's limitations.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
overfragmentation of responsibilities


Explanation:
needs to be negative

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Steffen Walter: "Fragmentation" is negative already in the given context - no need to "over"do it :-)
9 hrs
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