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DECISION QUO [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-04-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Management Operations (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- institutional innovation
1, record 1, English, institutional%20innovation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Even] a strenuous, seven-year-long effort in the U. S. Air Force at best achieved "guided incrementalism, "or the capacity at key decision points to reposition the service so that it could move opportunistically when departures from the status quo gained political momentum... That finding fits the mounting evidence that, in the United States, the gods of institutional innovation help those who help themselves... 1, record 1, English, - institutional%20innovation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- innovation institutionnelle
1, record 1, French, innovation%20institutionnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Même] l'effort ardu des forces aériennes de l'armée américaine pendant sept ans n'aura permis d'atteindre, au mieux, qu'un " gradualisme dirigé " ou la capacité de repositionner le service, à des points de décision clés, de manière à s'adapter adéquatement lorsque le statu quo était abandonné au profit d'un nouvel élan politique [...] Cette constatation cadre avec le fait qu'il est de plus en plus évident qu'aux États-Unis, les dieux de l'innovation institutionnelle aident ceux qui s'aident eux-mêmes [...] 1, record 1, French, - innovation%20institutionnelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- quash the decision a quo
1, record 2, English, quash%20the%20decision%20a%20quo
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- set aside the decision a quo 1, record 2, English, set%20aside%20the%20decision%20a%20quo
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- casser la décision attaquée
1, record 2, French, casser%20la%20d%C3%A9cision%20attaqu%C3%A9e
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-04-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- decision a quo 1, record 3, English, decision%20a%20quo
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We do not interpret the decision a quo. 1, record 3, English, - decision%20a%20quo
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- décision attaquée 1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9cision%20attaqu%C3%A9e
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous n'interprétons pas la décision attaquée. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9cision%20attaqu%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : 1980 - 1 C.F. 621 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9cision%20attaqu%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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