incrementalism

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• Incrementalism — is a method of working by adding to a project using many small (often unplanned) changes instead of a few (extensively planned) large jumps. Wikipedia, for example, illustrates the concept by building an encyclopedia bit by bit, continually… …   Wikipedia

• incrementalism — Gen Mgt a collective term for the many initiatives of the 1980s and 1990s that took a small step approach to improving quality and productivity and reducing costs. Incrementalism encompasses initiatives such as total quality management,… …   The ultimate business dictionary

• incrementalism — laipsniška politika statusas T sritis Politika apibrėžtis Sprendimų priėmimas, kai viešoji politika kuriama ar keičiama ne iš karto ar vienu metu. Laipsniško sprendimų priėmimo sąvoką 5 dešimtmečio pabaigoje pasiūlė Ch. Lindblomas. Jis kritikavo… …   Politikos mokslų enciklopedinis žodynas

• incrementalism — noun Date: 1966 a policy or advocacy of a policy of political or social change by degrees ; gradualism • incrementalist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• incrementalism — noun Any method of achieving a goal by means of a series of gradual increments, or small steps …   Wiktionary

• incrementalism — n. policy of implementing changes gradually by making several small changes over a long period of time …   English contemporary dictionary

• incrementalism — noun belief in or advocacy of change by degrees. Derivatives incrementalist noun & adjective …   English new terms dictionary

• incrementalism — in·cre·men·tal·ism …   English syllables

• incrementalism — /ɪnkrəˈmɛntəlɪzəm/ (say inkruh mentuhlizuhm), /ɪŋ / (say ing ) noun a strategy for achieving a plan or goal by progressing in small stages, each stage being an achievement in its own right. –incrementalist, adjective, noun …   Australian English dictionary

• incrementalism — …   Useful english dictionary