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INCREMENTALISM [5 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 2003-07-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Laws and Legal Documents
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- incrementalism
1, record 2, English, incrementalism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Incrementalism,... is an inappropriate justification for violations of the Charter. 1, record 2, English, - incrementalism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques
- Droits et libertés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- progression graduelle
1, record 2, French, progression%20graduelle
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- réforme graduelle 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9forme%20graduelle
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-07-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- case for incrementalism
1, record 3, English, case%20for%20incrementalism
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If you have a bill that is so flawed to begin with, and the most self-interested minister will unilaterally review it, how can the case for incrementalism possibly be made? 1, record 3, English, - case%20for%20incrementalism
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bien-fondé d'une progression graduelle
1, record 3, French, bien%2Dfond%C3%A9%20d%27une%20progression%20graduelle
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- bien-fondé d'une réforme graduelle 1, record 3, French, bien%2Dfond%C3%A9%20d%27une%20r%C3%A9forme%20graduelle
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1990-06-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Decision-Making Process
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- incrementalism
1, record 4, English, incrementalism
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A decision-making approach; executives begin with a current situation, consider a limited number of changes in that situation based on a small number of alternatives, and test those changes by instituting them one at a time. 2, record 4, English, - incrementalism
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Processus décisionnel
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gradualisme
1, record 4, French, gradualisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode selon laquelle les décisions relatives à une situation sont prises une à une et ne sont appliquées qu'après avoir été testées successivement. 2, record 4, French, - gradualisme
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-06-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Decision-Making Process
- Management Theory
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- disjointed incrementalism
1, record 5, English, disjointed%20incrementalism
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Processus décisionnel
- Théories de la gestion
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- gradualisme décentralisé
1, record 5, French, gradualisme%20d%C3%A9centralis%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Modèle selon lequel une décision ou une politique s'élaborent par étapes successives disjointes, après diverses consultations des intervenants dans le dossier, provenant autant du secteur privé que public. Ce modèle s'oppose au modèle centralisateur ou la décision ou la politique s'élaborent en un seul endroit. 2, record 5, French, - gradualisme%20d%C3%A9centralis%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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