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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdysfunktionale Organisation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dys-fʊŋk-t͡si̯o-ˈnaː-lə ɔʁ-ɡa-ni-za-ˈt͡si̯oːn
"Eine dysfunktionale Organisation leidet oft unter schlechter interner Kommunikation."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A company, institution, or structured group that fails to fulfill its primary purposes effectively due to systemic internal conflicts, poor communication, and pervasive mismanagement.
"Employee morale plummeted as they tried to navigate the bureaucratic hurdles of such a highly dysfunctional organization." - 2
An administrative entity wherein abnormal or unhealthy behaviors among leadership and staff become normalized, severely inhibiting productivity and psychological safety.
"Consultants were brought in to restructure the dysfunctional organization and eliminate toxic management practices."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'dysfunctional', derived from Greek 'dys-' (meaning bad or difficult) and Latin 'functio' (performance/execution), with 'organization', stemming from Greek 'organon' (tool or instrument) via Late Latin. Evolving through 20th-century organizational psychology and sociology, it describes corporate or institutional structures characterized by systemic maladaptation, poor communication, and counterproductive internal processes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dysfunctional organization" is said worldwide
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organisation dysfonctionnelle
Transliteration: or-ɡa-ni-za-sjɔ̃ dis-fɔk-sjɔ-nɛl
"Il est difficile de réussir au sein d'une organisation dysfonctionnelle."
dysfunktionale Organisation
Transliteration: dys-fʊŋk-t͡si̯o-ˈnaː-lə ɔʁ-ɡa-ni-za-ˈt͡si̯oːn
"Eine dysfunktionale Organisation leidet oft unter schlechter interner Kommunikation."
organizzazione disfunzionale
Transliteration: or-ɡa-nid-dza-tsjo-ne dis-fun-tsjo-na-le
"Lavorare in un'organizzazione disfunzionale causa forte stress ai dipendenti."
organización disfuncional
Transliteration: or-ɣa-ni-sa-sjon dis-fuk-sjo-nal
"Los empleados suelen renunciar rápido en una organización disfuncional."
organização disfuncional
Transliteration: or-ɡɐ-ni-zɐ-sɐ̃w dis-fũ-si-o-naʊ
"A produtividade cai drasticamente em uma organização disfuncional."
अकार्यकारी संगठन
Transliteration: a-kāryakārī saṅgaṭhan
"एक अकार्यकारी संगठन में कर्मचारियों का मनोबल हमेशा कम रहता है।"
功能失调的组织
Transliteration: gōng néng shī tiáo de zǔ zhī
"在这个功能失调的组织里，很难实现长远的目标。"
역기능적 조직
Transliteration: yeok-gi-neung-jeok jo-jik
"역기능적 조직에서는 소통 부재가 가장 큰 문제입니다."
機能不全組織
Transliteration: kinou fuzen soshiki
"機能不全組織の改革には強力なリーダーシップが必要不可欠である。"
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