GLOSSARY OF NEW CONCEPTS AND TERMS

3-R framework Portfolio of three measures (retribution, regulation, and reengineering) that are needed to prevent crises or effectively deal with them.

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Ad hoc rationalization Explanation that is made up on the fly to make sense of a phenomenon.

Adverse growth Unsustainable expansion caused by managers who pursue risky projects with high expected returns in the belief that any losses will be covered by the public.

Age of compressed saw waves Postmodern time period in which dramatic reversals of prospects and fortunes are occurring at shorter intervals than before.

Alexandrian solution Reliance on brute force (sword) instead of delicate tools (scalpel) as an answer to a problem.

Arch leader Mover and shaker ...

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