Adhocracy
noun
management that responds to urgent problems rather than planning to avoid them
contemporary examples
the best way to do this, he argues, is through an “adhocracy,” a term he borrows from the writer and futurist alvin toffler.
‘resilience’ author andrew zolli on the secrets of failure jesse singal july 7, 2012
noun
an organization with a very simple structure or lack of structure; opposite of bureaucracy
examples
an adhocracy is devoid of rules and regulations, a hierarchy, or standard procedures for problem-solving; rather, it is flexible and responsive.
word origin
a play on the word ‘bureaucracy’
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