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task-oriented

task-oriented adjective: of a person or organization, focusing on prioritizing results above everything else, and discounting or disregarding the personal development or satisfaction of the team as a whole.

Adjective

task-oriented (not comparable)

  1. Of a person or organization, focusing on prioritizing results above everything else, and discounting or disregarding the personal development or satisfaction of the team as a whole.

Origin of task-oriented

From task + oriented. First appears c. 1953 in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology.

Words formed from task-oriented

Questions about task-oriented

What does task-oriented mean?
Task-oriented means of a person or organization, focusing on prioritizing results above everything else, and discounting or disregarding the personal development or satisfaction of the team as a whole.
What part of speech is task-oriented?
Task-oriented is an adjective.

Words near task-oriented in the dictionary

  1. task managers
  2. task work
  3. task-force
  4. task-forces
  5. task-negative
  6. task-oriented
  7. task-orientedness
  8. task-positive
  9. task-specific
  10. task-work
  11. task-works

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