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managerialism

UK/manəˈdʒɪəɹɪəlɪz(ə)m/

managerialism noun: the ideological principle that societies are equivalent to the sum of the transactions made by the managements of organizations.

Noun

managerialism (countable and uncountable, plural managerialisms)

  1. The ideological principle that societies are equivalent to the sum of the transactions made by the managements of organizations.
  2. The fact or discipline of running things according to managerial techniques.

Forms of managerialism

pluralmanagerialisms

Origin of managerialism

From managerial + -ism.

Questions about managerialism

What does managerialism mean?
Managerialism means the ideological principle that societies are equivalent to the sum of the transactions made by the managements of organizations.
What part of speech is managerialism?
Managerialism is a noun.
How do you pronounce managerialism?
Managerialism is pronounced /manəˈdʒɪəɹɪəlɪz(ə)m/ (UK).
What is the plural of managerialism?
The plural of managerialism is managerialisms.

Words near managerialism in the dictionary

  1. managerial
  2. managerialise
  3. managerialised
  4. managerialises
  5. managerialising
  6. managerialism
  7. managerialisms
  8. managerialist
  9. managerialists
  10. managerialize
  11. managerialized

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