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adhocracy [ædˈhɒkrəsɪ]
n
management that responds to urgent problems rather than planning to avoid them
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Noun1.adhocracy - an organization with little or no structure; "the choice between bureaucracy and adhocracy represents a common dilemma"; "the need for informational flexibility can lead to adhocracy"
organization, organisation - a group of people who work together
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adhocracy
n no pl → Vertrauen nt → auf Ad-hoc-Entscheidungen; (= organization) → Adhokratie f


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