单词 | corporate anorexia |
释义 | > as lemmascorporate anorexia corporate anorexia n. Business slang excessive reduction in the workforce size, running costs, etc., of a business; poor performance caused by this. In quot. 1978 (in the fuller form corporate anorexia nervosa) with reference to underinvestment and reduced production in the mining industry as a whole. ΚΠ 1978 Times 10 Apr. 20/8 The mining industry needs to shake off its corporate anorexia nervosa and develop new financing methods and even institutions. 1986 Toronto Star (Nexis) 30 Aug. (Life section) 1 Combine the complexity of modern life, natural human insecurity and the current mood of ‘corporate anorexia—cutting staff out of fear of getting fat,’ and you create paranoia. 2014 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 10 Sept. (Money section) 2 This emphasis on cost cutting has become a staple but..it could end up suffering from corporate anorexia. < as lemmas |
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