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formalization

formalization noun: the act of formalizing something.

Noun

formalization (countable and uncountable, plural formalizations)

  1. The act of formalizing something.
    • Adhocracy means that the different parts of an organization are temporarily assembled to meet the requirements and needs which apply at any particular point in time. […] [Henry] Mintzberg considers that adhocracy is characterized by an organic structure, a low degree of formalization, a high degree...1995, Mats Alvesson, Management of Knowledge-intensive Companies (De Gruyter Studies in Organization; 61), Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 93

Forms of formalization

pluralformalizations

Origin of formalization

From formal + -ization.

Words formed from formalization

Questions about formalization

What does formalization mean?
Formalization means the act of formalizing something.
What part of speech is formalization?
Formalization is a noun.
What is the plural of formalization?
The plural of formalization is formalizations.

Words near formalization in the dictionary

  1. formalists
  2. formalities
  3. formality
  4. formalizability
  5. formalizable
  6. formalization
  7. formalizations
  8. formalize
  9. formalized
  10. formalizer
  11. formalizers

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