mismanagements
Organizational control disasters
Mismanagements is the plural of mismanagement, referring to multiple instances of handling something poorly or incompetently.
The word typically appears in contexts of organizational failure: The company collapsed under the weight of successive mismanagements.
Each mismanagement represents a distinct episode of poor leadership, financial negligence, or administrative bungling.
Lack of required skill
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
- blundersSerious mistakes from carelessness
- inefficienciesFailures to optimize
- dysfunctionAbnormal or unhealthy operation
negligence · maladministration · oversight · errors · leadership · bureaucracy · accountability · restructuring
Distribution of shares
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- depletionReduction of supply
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
- squanderingReckless depletion of resources
hoarding · distribution · inventory · shortages · surplus · personnel · equipment · materials
Available financial resources
- budgetsPlanned expense limits
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- lossesThings subtracted from standing
- deficitsAmounts lacking or owed
audits · fraud · bankruptcy · insolvency · accounting · irregularities · expenditures · waste
Ruinous events causing suffering
- emergenciesUrgent, dangerous situations
- responsesAnswers or reactions
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
- delaysPauses before proceeding
coordination · communication · evacuations · preparedness · relief · recovery · casualties · damages
incompetence
Lack of required skill
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
- blundersSerious mistakes from carelessness
- inefficienciesFailures to optimize
dysfunction · negligence · maladministration · oversight · errors · leadership · bureaucracy · accountability · restructuring · audits
allocation
Distribution of shares
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- depletionReduction of supply
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
squandering · hoarding · distribution · inventory · shortages · surplus · personnel · equipment · materials · supplies
funds
Available financial resources
- budgetsPlanned expense limits
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- lossesThings subtracted from standing
deficits · audits · fraud · bankruptcy · insolvency · accounting · irregularities · expenditures · waste · overspending
disasters
Ruinous events causing suffering
- emergenciesUrgent, dangerous situations
- responsesAnswers or reactions
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
delays · coordination · communication · evacuations · preparedness · relief · recovery · casualties · damages · investigations
- financial mismanagementImproper handling of funds