micromanagement
micromanagement noun: the direct management of a project, etc. to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation.
Noun
micromanagement (uncountable)
- The direct management of a project, etc. to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation.
- After years of micromanagement by the Department for Transport, it finally seemed as if the door was fully open to the concept of Rail Devolution, with the prospect of local officials planning and delivering local train services.2026 March 18, Peter Plisner, “Will devolution deliver real local control?”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 44
- The management of short-term or small-scale aspects of a strategy game.
- Antonyms:
- macromanagement
micromanagement meaning in Tamil
micromanagement in Tamil
- நுண் மேலாண்மை
Antonyms of micromanagement
Forms of micromanagement
| alternative form | micro-management |
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Origin of micromanagement
From micro- + management.
Questions about micromanagement
- What does micromanagement mean?
- Micromanagement means the direct management of a project, etc. to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation.
- What is micromanagement in Tamil?
- Micromanagement in Tamil is நுண் மேலாண்மை. See Micromanagement meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is micromanagement?
- Micromanagement is a noun.
Words near micromanagement in the dictionary
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