Mismanagement
noun
The practice of controlling or dealing with things, people, or money in a careless or wasteful way.
The collapse of the company was due to financial mismanagement.
Often appears as...
- financial mismanagement
- gross mismanagement
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Disapproving
noun
The practice of controlling or dealing with things, people, or money in a careless or wasteful way.
The collapse of the company was due to financial mismanagement.
Often appears as...
- financial mismanagement
- gross mismanagement
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Mismanagement usually implies a negative judgment or criticism of how something was handled.
Her mismanagement of the project led to widespread dissatisfaction.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Money
Though often financial, mismanagement can also refer to poor handling of other resources or situations.
The event's mismanagement caused chaos among the attendees.
Pro Tip 3/3Causal Link
Mismanagement often explains the cause of failure, loss, or harm in various scenarios.
Mismanagement of the team's strategy is why they lost the game.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Mismanagement usually implies a negative judgment or criticism of how something was handled.
Her mismanagement of the project led to widespread dissatisfaction.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Money
Though often financial, mismanagement can also refer to poor handling of other resources or situations.
The event's mismanagement caused chaos among the attendees.
Pro Tip 3/3Causal Link
Mismanagement often explains the cause of failure, loss, or harm in various scenarios.
Mismanagement of the team's strategy is why they lost the game.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Mismanagement usually implies a negative judgment or criticism of how something was handled.
Her mismanagement of the project led to widespread dissatisfaction.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Money
Though often financial, mismanagement can also refer to poor handling of other resources or situations.
The event's mismanagement caused chaos among the attendees.
Pro Tip 3/3Causal Link
Mismanagement often explains the cause of failure, loss, or harm in various scenarios.
Mismanagement of the team's strategy is why they lost the game.
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Portraits of Afghanistan...
jason explained that the country was dependent on foreign aid and that money was concentrated in the hands of international contractors and a well-connected afghan elite because of mismanagement and corruption the benefits rarely reached ordinary people
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Filming democracy in...
artistic excellence in Ghana but then by the end of the decade the country had fallen back into political instability and mismanagement in 1979 I witnessed my first military coup we the children had gathered at a friend's house and it was
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Mike O'Sullivan: The end...
show us that the advantages of globalization have been misdirected. The Global Financial Crisis was the result of this mismanagement, and since then policymakers have done little but contain, rather than solve,
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Portraits of Afghanistan...
jason explained that the country was dependent on foreign aid and that money was concentrated in the hands of international contractors and a well-connected afghan elite because of mismanagement and corruption the benefits rarely reached ordinary people
Video examples
Filming democracy in...
artistic excellence in Ghana but then by the end of the decade the country had fallen back into political instability and mismanagement in 1979 I witnessed my first military coup we the children had gathered at a friend's house and it was
Video examples
Mike O'Sullivan: The end...
show us that the advantages of globalization have been misdirected. The Global Financial Crisis was the result of this mismanagement, and since then policymakers have done little but contain, rather than solve,
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John C. Mather
American Scientist
Easytrak is no guarantee against mismanagement. But you cannot manage a large program without software like it today. It is a project information management system that helps people develop a solution to a problem with many parts to track.
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Pauline Hanson
Australian Politician
In this financial year we will be spending at least $1.5 billion on foreign aid and we cannot be sure that this money will be properly spent, as corruption and mismanagement in many of the recipient countries are legend.
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Tawni O'Dell
American Novelist
Coal mining is an industry rife with mismanagement, corruption, greed and an almost blatant disregard for the safety, health and quality of life of its work force. Everyone knows this. Everyone has always known it.
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Richard Le Gallienne
English Poet
If Romeo and Juliet make a tragedy of it nowadays, they have only to blame their own mismanagement, for the world is with them as it has never been before, and all sensible fathers and mothers know it.
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Rudolf Arnheim
German Artist
Today we no longer regard the universe as the cause of our own undeserved troubles but perhaps, on the contrary, as the last refuge from the mismanagement of our earthly affairs.
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Cyril Ramaphosa
South African Politician
In defence of Madiba's legacy, we will continue to wage a relentless war on corruption and mismanagement of the resources of our country.
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Milton Friedman
American Economist
Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.
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Mike Pence
American Vice President
It's time to save the U.N. from its own scandals and mismanagement. It's time for U.N. Reform with teeth.
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Ted Lieu
American Politician
Everywhere you look in Washington, you can find examples of financial mismanagement.
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Sam Graves
American Politician
The mismanagement of the Small Business Health Options program is very frustrating.
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John C. Mather
American Scientist
Easytrak is no guarantee against mismanagement. But you cannot manage a large program without software like it today. It is a project information management system that helps people develop a solution to a problem with many parts to track.
Quote examples
Pauline Hanson
Australian Politician
In this financial year we will be spending at least $1.5 billion on foreign aid and we cannot be sure that this money will be properly spent, as corruption and mismanagement in many of the recipient countries are legend.
Quote examples
Tawni O'Dell
American Novelist
Coal mining is an industry rife with mismanagement, corruption, greed and an almost blatant disregard for the safety, health and quality of life of its work force. Everyone knows this. Everyone has always known it.
Quote examples
Richard Le Gallienne
English Poet
If Romeo and Juliet make a tragedy of it nowadays, they have only to blame their own mismanagement, for the world is with them as it has never been before, and all sensible fathers and mothers know it.
Quote examples
Rudolf Arnheim
German Artist
Today we no longer regard the universe as the cause of our own undeserved troubles but perhaps, on the contrary, as the last refuge from the mismanagement of our earthly affairs.
Quote examples
Cyril Ramaphosa
South African Politician
In defence of Madiba's legacy, we will continue to wage a relentless war on corruption and mismanagement of the resources of our country.
Quote examples
Milton Friedman
American Economist
Most of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government.
Quote examples
Mike Pence
American Vice President
It's time to save the U.N. from its own scandals and mismanagement. It's time for U.N. Reform with teeth.
Quote examples
Ted Lieu
American Politician
Everywhere you look in Washington, you can find examples of financial mismanagement.
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Sam Graves
American Politician
The mismanagement of the Small Business Health Options program is very frustrating.
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