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Meaning of "adhocracy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ADHOCRACY

adhocracy  [ædˈhɒkrəsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADHOCRACY

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Adhocracy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ADHOCRACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Adhocracy

Adhocracy is a flexible, adaptable and informal form of organization that is defined by a lack of formal structure. It operates in an opposite fashion to a bureaucracy. The term was first popularized in 1970 by Alvin Toffler, and has since become often used in the theory of management of organizations. The concept has been further developed by academics such as Henry Mintzberg. Adhocracy is characterized by an adaptive, creative and flexible integrative behavior based on non-permanence and spontaneity. It is believed that these characteristics allow adhocracy to respond faster than traditional bureaucratic organizations while being more open to new ideas.

Definition of adhocracy in the English dictionary

The definition of adhocracy in the dictionary is management that responds to urgent problems rather than planning to avoid them.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADHOCRACY


aristocracy
ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsɪ
autocracy
ɔːˈtɒkrəsɪ
bureaucracy
bjʊəˈrɒkrəsɪ
chrysocracy
krɪˈsɒkrəsɪ
cottonocracy
ˌkɒtəˈnɒkrəsɪ
democracy
dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ
demonocracy
ˌdiːmɒnˈɒkrəsɪ
dulocracy
duːˈlɒkrəsɪ
gerontocracy
ˌdʒɛrɒnˈtɒkrəsɪ
hypocrisy
hɪˈpɒkrəsɪ
kakistocracy
ˌkækɪˈstɒkrəsɪ
kleptocracy
ˌklɛpˈtɒkrəsɪ
mediocracy
ˌmiːdɪˈɒkrəsɪ
meritocracy
ˌmɛrɪˈtɒkrəsɪ
mobocracy
mɒˈbɒkrəsɪ
pedantocracy
ˌpedənˈtɒkrəsɪ
plutocracy
pluːˈtɒkrəsɪ
slavocracy
sleɪˈvɒkrəsɪ
technocracy
tɛkˈnɒkrəsɪ
theocracy
θɪˈɒkrəsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADHOCRACY

adhan
adharma
ADHD
adherable
adhere
adherence
adherend
adherent
adherently
adherer
adhesion
adhesional
adhesive
adhesive binding
adhesive tape
adhesively
adhesiveness
adhibit
adhibition

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADHOCRACY

accuracy
Christian Democracy
dollarocracy
doulocracy
gynocracy
industrial democracy
liberal democracy
millocracy
monocracy
nomocracy
ochlocracy
pantisocracy
parliamentary democracy
people´s democracy
physiocracy
plantocracy
pornocracy
social democracy
stratocracy
thalassocracy
timocracy

Synonyms and antonyms of adhocracy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «adhocracy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADHOCRACY

Find out the translation of adhocracy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of adhocracy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «adhocracy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灵活组织机构
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

adhocracia
570 millions of speakers

English

adhocracy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

adhocracy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

adhocracy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

адхократия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

adhocracy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

adhocracy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

adhocracy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Adhokrasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Adhocracy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

adhocracy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

adhocracy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adhokrasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

adhocracy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

adhocracy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देशद्रोही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

atokrasi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

adocrazia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

adhocracy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

адхократия
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

adhocracy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

adhocracy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

adhocracy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

adhokratin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

adhocracy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of adhocracy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADHOCRACY»

The term «adhocracy» is normally little used and occupies the 126.084 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADHOCRACY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «adhocracy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «adhocracy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about adhocracy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADHOCRACY»

Discover the use of adhocracy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to adhocracy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Adhocracy: The Power to Change
Argues that "adhocracy"--an environment that fosters the effective use of ad hoc problem-solving work groups, is what is needed in today's businesses
Robert H. Waterman, 1993
2
How Adhocracy Relationships and Critical Components of ...
The school chosen for this study was recommended by experts in the field of special education.
Diane Carroll, 2008
3
Success of University Spin-Offs: Network Activities and ...
Network Activities and Moderating Effects of Internal Communication and Adhocracy Prof. Dr. Achim Walter, Manoj Gupte. 8.1.3.2 Simple Slope of the Moderator Adhocracy Similar findings can be observed for the internal communication ...
Prof. Dr. Achim Walter, Manoj Gupte, 2007
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Teacher Personal Theorizing: Connecting Curriculum Practice, ...
However, the adhocracy configuration is premised on the principle of innovation rather than standardization; it is a problem-solving organization configured to invent new programs. Adhocracies emerge in dynamic environments where ...
E. Wayne Ross, Jeffrey W. Cornett, Gail McCutcheon, 1992
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Computerworld
MANAGER'SJOURNAL BOOK REVIEW Change: The prize of a well-run adhocracy race ADHOCRACY: THE POWER TO CHANGE By Robert H. Watermanlr. Whittle Direct Books, $11.95 If you believe Marshall McLuhan's famous statement ...
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Macroergonomics: Theory, Methods, and Applications
Because of this shortcoming, other types of work system structures have evolved. These newer types are known collectively as adhocracy designs. An adhocracy is a "rapidly changing adaptive, temporary system organized around problems to  ...
Hal W. Hendrick, Brian Kleiner, 2005
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New Organizational Designs: Information Aspects
The nontraditional organization has particularly been inspired by four designs that have attracted a great attention from researchers and a broader audience — the organic organization, adhocracy, the network organization, and the virtual ...
Bob Travica, 1999
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Organizational Principles for Multi-Agent Architectures
Three organizational structures are discussed, that coordinate agents and their work: Machine Bureaucracy, Professional Bureaucracy and Adhocracy. The Machine Bureaucracy is task-driven, seeing the organization as a single-purpose  ...
Chris van Aart, 2006
9
Innovation and International Corporate Growth
They distinguish four types of culture: clan, adhocracy, hierarchy and market. The hierarchy culture is characterized by administrative leadership, order, uniformity, rules and regulations. It is based on mechanistic structures and an internal ...
Alexander Gerybadze, Ulrich Hommel, Hans W. Reiners, 2010
10
Early Childhood Curricula and the De-pathologizing of Childhood
This dependence is based on the adhocracy's recognition of the mercurial nature of human endeavours such as education. In an adhocracy, labour is shared by professionals making ongoing and reciprocal decisions concerning theory and ...
Rachel Heydon, Luigi Iannacci, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADHOCRACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term adhocracy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Management teams ignore the need to train and retrain staff
But when we remove institutional memory and allow adhocracy, then the system is set up to allow manipulation and its attendant ills, ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
2
Save SK8 Nelson Party using food and action to stoke Nelson skate …
Mills said the SK8 Nelson party's focused committee fits right in with the contemporary concept of adhocracy, in which today's younger ... «The Daily Progress, Jun 15»
3
Democratically accountable adhocracy? The challenges of …
The 2008 financial crisis, which brought the global economy to the brink of collapse, pushed U.S. policymakers to take unprecedented and ... «Brookings Institution, Jun 15»
4
The myth of vote in Imran Khan's KP local bodies election
... cheating, blackmailing and trying to avoid the law in our personal lives and in business by burring the feudalism and adhocracy for all times ... «The Express Tribune, Jun 15»
5
Adhocracy 2015 program highlights
Now in its sixth year, Adhocracy is Vitalstatistix's annual celebration of innovative new performance work created by Australian artists. «The Adelaide Review, Jun 15»
6
What's on in South Australia
The image below is from this year's Adhocracy residency project Crawl Me Blood, at Hart's Mill Flourshed, which explores the myths people ... «InDaily, Jun 15»
7
Awards welcome, but greater ethnic balance needed
... year the list will be more representative of the population and we will have meritocracy (President Granger's words) rather than adhocracy. «Stabroek News, May 15»
8
Kirschner3d & Jesse Howard launch an open source, partly 3D …
They are nominated for the Design of the Year award, will be exhibiting at the Adhocracy in Athens, Greece and have just concluded an ... «3ders.org, May 15»
9
Reliance Mutual
Consultants engaged to help change the business to have greater Adhocracy. Development and embedding of the new core values. Product : A new product ... «CIO UK, Apr 15»
10
Celebrating 40 years of folk in Victoria
“We refer to ourselves as an adhocracy. Everything is done by consensus, by whomever wants to be involved in the decision-making.”. «Times Colonist, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Adhocracy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/adhocracy>. May 2024 ».
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