adhocracy

== English == === Alternative forms === ad hocracy ad-hocracy === Etymology === From ad hoc +‎ -cracy, by analogy with bureaucracy; coined by American organizational consultant Warren Bennis (1925–2014) and American sociologist Philip Slater (1927–2013) in The Temporary Society (1964), and popularized by American futurist Alvin Toffler (1928–2016) in his book Future Shock (1970). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ədˈhɒkɹəsi/ (General American, Atlantic Canada) IPA(key): /ædˈhɑkɹəsi/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ædˈhɒkɹəsi/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ædˈhɔkɹəsi/ Hyphenation: ad‧hoc‧ra‧cy Rhymes: -ɒkɹəsi === Noun === adhocracy (plural adhocracies) (business, organizational theory) An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic. [from 1964.] For more quotations using this term, see Citations:adhocracy. ==== Derived terms ==== adhocrat adhocratic adhocratical (rare) adhocratically ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: adhokracja ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === coachyard