adhocratical

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English

Etymology

adhocracy +‎ -ical or adhocratic +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /adhəˈkɹatɪkəl/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ædhəˈkɹædɪkəl/
  • Hyphenation: ad‧hoc‧ra‧ti‧cal

Adjective

adhocratical (comparative more adhocratical, superlative most adhocratical)

  1. (business, organizational theory, rare) Relating to an adhocracy; adhocratic.
    • 2004, Sławomira Partyckiego, editor, Człowiek a rynek [People and the Market] (Prace Wydziału Nauk Społecznych [Works of the Faculty of Social Sciences]; 92), volume 2, Lublin, Poland: Katedra Mikrostruktur Społecznych i Współczesnych Teorii Socjologicznych, Tow. Nauk. Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego [Department of Social Microstructures and Contemporary Sociological Theory, Catholic University of Lublin], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 69:
      Practically for all interrogated organizations only the desire to strengthen attributes of other (clan, adhocratical and market) cultures is common. The desire to strengthen clan characteristics of the organization is visible more obviously than any other: expressiveness of the general values, the help and study on the part of the leaders, stability of relations, mutual trust and care of people.

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