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organization man — ☆ organization man n. an employee, esp. of a large corporation, who has adapted so completely to what is expected in attitudes, ideas, behavior, etc. by the corporation as to have lost a sense of personal identity or independence … English World dictionary
organization man — noun a man who lets his personal life be dominated by the organization he works for … English new terms dictionary
organization man — Originally the title of an influential book (published in 1956), a classic of American pop sociology by William H. Whyte, which claimed that white collar employees in large organizations are dominated by corporate life and loyalties. In cutting… … Dictionary of sociology
organization man — noun an employee who sacrifices his own individuality for the good of an organization • Hypernyms: ↑employee … Useful english dictionary
organization man — Synonyms and related words: Babbitt, Middle American, Philistine, anal character, bourgeois, burgher, compulsive character, conformer, conformist, conventionalist, formalist, methodologist, middle class type, model child, parrot, pedant,… … Moby Thesaurus
organization man — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. *corporate clone, *another brick in the wall, *sheep, follower, *corporate disciple, *company man … English dictionary for students
Organization man or woman — A human character molded by the impersonality of large scale organizational management, and characterized by conformity, mediocrity, and a mechanistic nature. The term was coined by William H. Whyte in 1956, in a book of the same title, to denote … Auditor's dictionary
organization — or‧gan‧i‧za‧tion [ˌɔːgənaɪˈzeɪʆn ǁ ˌɔːrgənə ] also organisation noun 1. [countable] ORGANIZATIONS a company, business, group etc that has been formed for a particular purpose: • a not for profit organization • Federal officials making th … Financial and business terms
organization — (n.) mid 15c., act of organizing, from M.Fr. organisation or directly from M.L. organizationem (nom. organizatio), noun of action from pp. stem of organizare, from L. organum instrument, organ (see ORGAN (Cf. organ)). Meaning system,… … Etymology dictionary
organization — n. (also isation) 1 the act or an instance of organizing; the state of being organized. 2 an organized body, esp. a business, government department, charity, etc. 3 systematic arrangement; tidiness. Phrases and idioms: organization man a man who… … Useful english dictionary
