managerialism

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A belief that people who run companies should control them with strict rules

noun
/ˌmænɪˈdʒɪəriəlɪzəm/

Formal

: gerencialismo

The rise of managerialism in nonprofit organizations often leads to a strict adherence to rules and less focus on the mission.
new managerialism
managerialism as ideology

Examples

In other words, most study participants had experienced this contest in one way or another, suggesting a prevalence of managerialism in this institutional setting.

Academic text (2009)
Edwards (1998) noted that the guiding values and assumptions of "managerialism" have had a long-term impact on public administration practice and theory.

Academic text (2007)
New managerialism has apparently not had uniform effects on the faculty.

Academic text (2008)
In general, though, the new managerialism is believed to be decreasing faculty autonomy at community colleges.

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Managerialism, once again, is a prevalent discourse within the current social formation.

Academic text (2009)
First, contradictions emerged between the administrators' educational and professional values, on the one hand, and managerialism (pressure from above), on the other hand.

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As such, the community college is a site of ideological struggle, in this case a contradiction between managerialism and professionalism.

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Managerialism is then theorized as a discourse that permeates contemporary culture and informs administrative practice across institution types.

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Many organizations today are struggling with the challenges posed by managerialism, which prioritizes procedures over creativity.
Critics argue that managerialism undermines the core values of education by focusing more on efficiency than learning.

Surface Forms

managerialism singular

managerialisms plural

Morphology

managerialism = managerial (transparent) = manager + ial + ism

Formed from the adjective 'managerial' + '-ism', denoting a doctrine or practice associated with managerial approaches, which is a regular and recognizable derivation.

Etymology

Managerialism comes from manager, a word that originally meant the 'hand' used to 'handle' things, as you can see in the word manual. The ending -ism means an 'idea' or 'belief', as in socialism, so managerialism is the belief that managers should be in charge and control how things are done.