adhocracy
ad·hoc·ra·cy
adhocracy · adhocracies
адхократия, эдхократия
An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the…An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic.
UK/ədˈhɒkɹəsi/US/ædˈhɑkɹəsi/
Meaning
1 sensesAn organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic.
адхокра́тияadxokrátija, эдхокра́тияedxokrátija
More definitions
- an organization with little or no structure
Translations
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By meaning 1
organization designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment:
Origin
From ad hoc + -cracy, by analogy with bureaucracy; coined by American organizational consuFrom ad hoc + -cracy, by analogy with bureaucracy; coined by American organizational consultant Warren Bennis (1925–2014) and American sociologist Philip Slater (1927–2013) in The Temporary Society (1964), and popularized by American futurist Alvin Toffler (1928–2016) in his book Future Shock (1970).
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