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Dead Sea effect

Dead Sea effect noun: an antipattern that leads to an accumulation of less capable members in an organization, due to a disproportionately high rate of more talented members leaving the organization.

Noun

the Dead Sea effect

  1. An antipattern that leads to an accumulation of less capable members in an organization, due to a disproportionately high rate of more talented members leaving the organization.

Questions about Dead Sea effect

What does Dead Sea effect mean?
Dead Sea effect means an antipattern that leads to an accumulation of less capable members in an organization, due to a disproportionately high rate of more talented members leaving the organization.
What part of speech is Dead Sea effect?
Dead Sea effect is a noun.

Words near Dead Sea effect in the dictionary

  1. dead rubbers
  2. dead run
  3. dead sea
  4. Dead Sea apple
  5. Dead Sea apples
  6. Dead Sea effect
  7. dead section
  8. dead sections
  9. dead set
  10. dead set against
  11. dead sets

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