adhocracy

British

/ ædˈhɒkrəsɪ /

noun

management that responds to urgent problems rather than planning to avoid them

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Analyst Mark Galeotti has called the Russian system an “adhocracy”, where proximity to power and personal contacts matter more than formal titles.

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