micromanagementn.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈmanᵻdʒm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈmænɪdʒm(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, management n.

Etymology: < micro- comb. form + management n.

Chiefly U.S.

The control and direction of an enterprise, activity, etc., in every particular and to the smallest detail, esp. with the effect of impeding progress or neglecting broader issues of policy or principle.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration > with excessive attention to detail

micromanagement1965

1965 R. N. Farmer & B. M. Richman Compar. Managem. & Econ. Progress ii. 23 This study is basically concerned with micromanagement.

1966 Acad. Managem. Jrnl. 9 329 Salient features of the new managerialism in these countries at the macromanagement level and the micromanagement level.

1975 Economist 15 Nov. 102/2 Mr Tun Abdul Rasak's policies in Malaysia are a classic example of good macro, but dismal micro, management of an economy.

1977 Aviation Week 31 Jan. 71/2 Excessive ‘micromanagement’ by DOR&E and other defense management agencies also contributed to funding delays.

1982 Maclean's 22 Feb. 30 Others believe that the Pentagon is too preoccupied with rooting out waste, fraud and abuse..[and] that the obsessive attention being devoted to micromanagement obscures a far greater evil—‘the neglect of strategy, the operational art of war, and of tactics’.

1989 W. Belasco Appetite for Change ix. 217 The body was thus like a corporate ‘portfolio matrix’ requiring ceaseless analysis, rearranging and micromanagement.

2009 M. K. Cassell & S. M. Hoffmann in Business & Governm. Fall 76/2 Once a crisis resolution entity identifies its critical task, it must be free from micromanagement.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	micromanagement
释义	micromanagementn. Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈmanᵻdʒm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈmænɪdʒm(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, management n. Etymology: < micro- comb. form + management n. Chiefly U.S. The control and direction of an enterprise, activity, etc., in every particular and to the smallest detail, esp. with the effect of impeding progress or neglecting broader issues of policy or principle. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration > with excessive attention to detail micromanagement1965 1965 R. N. Farmer & B. M. Richman Compar. Managem. & Econ. Progress ii. 23 This study is basically concerned with micromanagement. 1966 Acad. Managem. Jrnl. 9 329 Salient features of the new managerialism in these countries at the macromanagement level and the micromanagement level. 1975 Economist 15 Nov. 102/2 Mr Tun Abdul Rasak's policies in Malaysia are a classic example of good macro, but dismal micro, management of an economy. 1977 Aviation Week 31 Jan. 71/2 Excessive ‘micromanagement’ by DOR&E and other defense management agencies also contributed to funding delays. 1982 Maclean's 22 Feb. 30 Others believe that the Pentagon is too preoccupied with rooting out waste, fraud and abuse..[and] that the obsessive attention being devoted to micromanagement obscures a far greater evil—‘the neglect of strategy, the operational art of war, and of tactics’. 1989 W. Belasco Appetite for Change ix. 217 The body was thus like a corporate ‘portfolio matrix’ requiring ceaseless analysis, rearranging and micromanagement. 2009 M. K. Cassell & S. M. Hoffmann in Business & Governm. Fall 76/2 Once a crisis resolution entity identifies its critical task, it must be free from micromanagement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1965
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