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preoccupation+with

  • 1 техницизм

    preoccupation with technical aspect of smth.
    * * *
    preoccupation with technical aspect of smth.

    Новый русско-английский словарь > техницизм

  • 2 preocupación

    f.
    1 worry, trouble, concern, care.
    2 worry, concern.
    3 preoccupation, anxious care, pre-occupation, preoccupancy.
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    1 worry
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    noun f.
    concern, preoccupation, worry
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=inquietud) worry, concern; (=miedo) fear
    2) LAm (=preferencia) special consideration, priority, preference
    * * *
    a) ( problema) worry
    b) ( inquietud) concern
    * * *
    = concern, preoccupation, solicitude, worry, dismay.
    Ex. There is some concern that much of the value of the data base may be negated if it does not seek to cover all materials which libraries might acquire.
    Ex. In our preoccupation with technology, we must not lose sight of the ideology of the catalog.
    Ex. There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.
    Ex. Their worries are not altogether unfounded but they are sometimes carried too far.
    Ex. The author expresses dismay at the nearly total eradication of the arts from schools in America.
    ----
    * agobiado por las preocupaciones = careworn.
    * causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.
    * crear una preocupación = create + concern.
    * despreocupación = nonchalance.
    * expresar preocupación = voice + concern.
    * expresar preocupación por = express + alarm at.
    * libre de preocupaciones = worry-free.
    * mostrar preocupación (por) = express + concern (at), express + Posesivo + dismay (at).
    * motivo de preocupación = cause for alarm, cause for concern, cause of concern.
    * preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).
    * preocupación excesiva = overconcern.
    * preocupación por el estatus = status-anxiety.
    * preocupación por el medio ambiente = environmentalism.
    * preocupación por uno mismo = self-concern.
    * quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.
    * ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.
    * sin preocupaciones = carefree, worry-free.
    * trabajar sin preocupaciones = work along.
    * vivir sin preocupaciones = live without + worries.
    * * *
    a) ( problema) worry
    b) ( inquietud) concern
    * * *
    = concern, preoccupation, solicitude, worry, dismay.

    Ex: There is some concern that much of the value of the data base may be negated if it does not seek to cover all materials which libraries might acquire.

    Ex: In our preoccupation with technology, we must not lose sight of the ideology of the catalog.
    Ex: There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.
    Ex: Their worries are not altogether unfounded but they are sometimes carried too far.
    Ex: The author expresses dismay at the nearly total eradication of the arts from schools in America.
    * agobiado por las preocupaciones = careworn.
    * causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.
    * crear una preocupación = create + concern.
    * despreocupación = nonchalance.
    * expresar preocupación = voice + concern.
    * expresar preocupación por = express + alarm at.
    * libre de preocupaciones = worry-free.
    * mostrar preocupación (por) = express + concern (at), express + Posesivo + dismay (at).
    * motivo de preocupación = cause for alarm, cause for concern, cause of concern.
    * preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).
    * preocupación excesiva = overconcern.
    * preocupación por el estatus = status-anxiety.
    * preocupación por el medio ambiente = environmentalism.
    * preocupación por uno mismo = self-concern.
    * quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.
    * ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.
    * sin preocupaciones = carefree, worry-free.
    * trabajar sin preocupaciones = work along.
    * vivir sin preocupaciones = live without + worries.

    * * *
    1 (problema) worry
    tiene tantas preocupaciones que no puede dormir he has so many worries that he can't sleep
    les causa muchas preocupaciones she causes them a lot of worry o problems
    su mayor preocupación es el bienestar de sus hijos her main worry o concern is for the well-being of her children
    2 (inquietud) concern
    la subida del precio del petróleo es un motivo de preocupación the rise in oil prices is cause for concern
    la contaminación es una de las principales causas de preocupación en las grandes ciudades pollution is one of the main worries o one of the main causes for concern in large cities
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    preocupación sustantivo femenino

    ◊ les causa muchas preocupaciones she causes them a lot of worry o problems


    preocupación sustantivo femenino worry, concern: tiene muchas preocupaciones, he has a lot of problems
    ' preocupación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    despreocuparse
    - disgusto
    - miedo
    - mirar
    - peso
    - respiro
    - sonar
    - tranquila
    - tranquilo
    - vivir
    - abstraerse
    - ansiedad
    - aprensión
    - comedura de coco
    - cuidado
    - evitar
    - inquietud
    - mayor
    - tranquilidad
    - tranquilizar
    - vela
    English:
    alarm
    - anxiety
    - care
    - concern
    - genuine
    - nagging
    - preoccupation
    - worry
    - anxious
    - anxiously
    - concerned
    - do
    - drinking
    - sick
    - troubled
    - world
    - worried
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    concern, worry;
    mi mayor preocupación es no perder el empleo my main concern is not to lose my job;
    su preocupación por el dinero ha llegado a alturas absurdas his preoccupation with money has reached absurd heights;
    para él no existen las preocupaciones he doesn't have a care in the world
    * * *
    f worry, concern
    * * *
    preocupación nf, pl - ciones inquietud: worry, concern
    * * *
    preocupación n worry [pl. worries]

    Spanish-English dictionary > preocupación

  • 3 Beschäftigung

    f
    1. allg.: (Tätigkeit) something to do; (bestimmte) activity; eine / keine Beschäftigung haben have something / nothing to do; das ist eine nützliche / zeitraubende Beschäftigung that’s a useful thing (to be doing) / a time-consuming activity; das ist doch keine Beschäftigung für dich you don’t want to be doing that kind of thing; für Beschäftigung ist gesorgt! hum. there’s not exactly a shortage of things to do; das mache ich nur zur Beschäftigung (nicht aus Interesse) I’m only doing this to keep busy ( oder for something to do)
    2. (Anstellung) employment; (Stelle) job; Arbeitsmarkt: employment; Industrie: activity; einer Beschäftigung nachgehen have work; ohne Beschäftigung unemployed
    3. nur Sg.; mit einem Thema: treatment ( mit of); mit einem Problem: preoccupation (with); mit Literatur: study ( mit of); mit einem Projekt: involvement ( mit in)
    4. nur Sg.; (das Beschäftigen) occupying; die Beschäftigung von Kindern erfordert viel Fantasie keeping children occupied requires plenty of imagination
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    die Beschäftigung
    (Beruf) job; employment;
    (Tätigkeit) work; business; activity; engagement; occupation; pursuits
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    Be|schạ̈f|ti|gung
    f -, -en
    1) (= berufliche Arbeit) work no indef art, job; (= Anstellung, Angestelltsein) employment

    eine Beschäftigung suchen — to be looking for work or a job, to seek employment (form)

    ohne Beschäftigung sein — to be unemployed, to be out of work

    2) (= Tätigkeit) activity, occupation
    3) (= geistige Beschäftigung) preoccupation; (mit Frage) consideration; (mit Thema) treatment (mit of); (mit Literatur) study (mit of); (mit sich, seinen Problemen) preoccupation
    4) (von Kindern, Patienten etc) occupying, keeping occupied

    die Beschäftigung der Patienten — keeping the patients occupied

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    die
    1) (a person's job or work.) occupation
    2) (an occupation or hobby: holiday pursuits.) pursuit
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    Be·schäf·ti·gung
    <-, -en>
    f
    1. (Anstellung) employment no pl, job
    eine feste \Beschäftigung regular employment [or work]
    eine \Beschäftigung als... work [or a job] as a...
    eine/keine \Beschäftigung haben to be employed/unemployed, to have/not have a job
    einer/keiner \Beschäftigung nachgehen (geh) to have employment/no employment form
    ohne \Beschäftigung sein to be unemployed [or without work
    2. (Tätigkeit) activity, occupation
    ich finde schon eine \Beschäftigung für euch I'll find something for you to do
    3. (Auseinandersetzung) consideration ( mit + dat of)
    nach eingehender \Beschäftigung mit etw dat having given sth serious thought [or consideration]
    die \Beschäftigung mit etw dat thinking about sth
    die \Beschäftigung mit der Literatur/der Natur the study of literature/nature
    ▪ die \Beschäftigung mit jdm dealing with sb
    4. (das Beschäftigen anderer) occupation
    die \Beschäftigung der Kinder ist nicht immer leicht keeping the children occupied is not always easy
    * * *
    die; Beschäftigung, Beschäftigungen
    1) (Tätigkeit) activity; occupation

    bei dieser Beschäftigung solltest du ihn nicht stören — you shouldn't disturb him while he's occupied with that

    2) (Anstellung, Stelle) job

    ohne Beschäftigung sein — not be working; (unfreiwillig) be unemployed

    3) o. Pl. (geistige Auseinandersetzung) consideration ( mit of); (Studium) study ( mit of)
    4) o. Pl. (von Arbeitskräften) employment
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    1. allg: (Tätigkeit) something to do; (bestimmte) activity;
    eine/keine Beschäftigung haben have something/nothing to do;
    das ist eine nützliche/zeitraubende Beschäftigung that’s a useful thing( to be doing)/a time-consuming activity;
    das ist doch keine Beschäftigung für dich you don’t want to be doing that kind of thing;
    für Beschäftigung ist gesorgt! hum there’s not exactly a shortage of things to do;
    das mache ich nur zur Beschäftigung (nicht aus Interesse) I’m only doing this to keep busy ( oder for something to do)
    2. (Anstellung) employment; (Stelle) job; Arbeitsmarkt: employment; Industrie: activity;
    3. nur sg; mit einem Thema: treatment (
    mit of); mit einem Problem: preoccupation (with); mit Literatur: study (
    mit of); mit einem Projekt: involvement (
    mit in)
    4. nur sg; (das Beschäftigen) occupying;
    die Beschäftigung von Kindern erfordert viel Fantasie keeping children occupied requires plenty of imagination
    * * *
    die; Beschäftigung, Beschäftigungen
    1) (Tätigkeit) activity; occupation
    2) (Anstellung, Stelle) job

    ohne Beschäftigung sein — not be working; (unfreiwillig) be unemployed

    3) o. Pl. (geistige Auseinandersetzung) consideration ( mit of); (Studium) study ( mit of)
    4) o. Pl. (von Arbeitskräften) employment
    * * *
    f.
    employment n.
    occupation n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Beschäftigung

  • 4 liberar de

    v.
    to free from, to relieve from, to exempt from, to loose from.
    Liberaron a María de la cárcel The freed Mary from prison.
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    (v.) = lift from, discharge from
    Ex. A system of values lifts the librarian from preoccupation with the mundane and points him towards what is truly important.
    Ex. Failure to do so will discharge SWETS from any liability with respect to any shortcomings in the products = Si no se hace así, SWETS quedará exempto de cualquier responsabilidad legal en relación con cualquier deficiencia que puedan presentar los productos.
    * * *
    (v.) = lift from, discharge from

    Ex: A system of values lifts the librarian from preoccupation with the mundane and points him towards what is truly important.

    Ex: Failure to do so will discharge SWETS from any liability with respect to any shortcomings in the products = Si no se hace así, SWETS quedará exempto de cualquier responsabilidad legal en relación con cualquier deficiencia que puedan presentar los productos.

    Spanish-English dictionary > liberar de

  • 5 Schöngeisterei

    f; -, kein Pl.; auch pej. preoccupation with (a)esthetics
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    Schöngeisterei f; -, kein pl; auch pej preoccupation with (a)esthetics

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Schöngeisterei

  • 6 pedantería

    f.
    pedantry, vanity, boasting, bragging.
    * * *
    1 pedantry, pomposity
    * * *
    SF [gen] pedantry; (=pomposidad) pomposity, conceit
    * * *
    femenino pedantry
    * * *
    = pedantry, pretentiousness.
    Ex. Foskett warns against excessive preoccupation with detail which he dismisses as 'merely pedantry'.
    Ex. His publications attacked the pretentiousness and fallibility of the world of academia.
    * * *
    femenino pedantry
    * * *
    = pedantry, pretentiousness.

    Ex: Foskett warns against excessive preoccupation with detail which he dismisses as 'merely pedantry'.

    Ex: His publications attacked the pretentiousness and fallibility of the world of academia.

    * * *
    pedantry
    * * *

    pedantería sustantivo femenino
    pedantry
    pedantería sustantivo femenino pedantry
    ' pedantería' also found in these entries:
    English:
    pedantically
    * * *
    1. [cualidad] pretentiousness
    2. [dicho, hecho] piece of pretentiousness
    * * *
    f
    1 ( perfeccionismo) pedantry
    2 ( presunción) pretentiousness
    * * *
    : pedantry

    Spanish-English dictionary > pedantería

  • 7 sistema de valores

    (n.) = system of values, value system
    Ex. A system of values lifts the librarian from preoccupation with the mundane and points him towards what is truly important.
    Ex. Male heavy and light readers are found to have value systems so discrepant as to constitute almost distinct subcultures.
    * * *
    (n.) = system of values, value system

    Ex: A system of values lifts the librarian from preoccupation with the mundane and points him towards what is truly important.

    Ex: Male heavy and light readers are found to have value systems so discrepant as to constitute almost distinct subcultures.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sistema de valores

  • 8 F45.2

    рус Ипохондрическое расстройство
    eng Hypochondriacal disorder. The essential feature is a persistent preoccupation with the possibility of having one or more serious and progressive physical disorders. Patients manifest persistent somatic complaints or a persistent preoccupation with their physical appearance. Normal or commonplace sensations and appearances are often interpreted by patients as abnormal and distressing, and attention is usually focused upon only one or two organs or systems of the body. Marked depression and anxiety are often present, and may justify additional diagnoses. Body dysmorphic disorder. Dysmorphophobia (nondelusional). Hypochondriacal neurosis. Hypochondriasis. Nosophobia. (Excludes: ) delusional dysmorphophobia ( F22.8), fixed delusions about bodily functions or shape ( F22.-)

    Classification of Diseases (English-Russian) > F45.2

  • 9 monotematycznoś|ć

    f sgt 1. (jednotematowość) focus on one subject
    - monotematyczność jego twórczości prozatorskiej the preoccupation of his prose writing with only one subject
    - monotematyczność repertuaru teatralnego the lack of variety in the theatre repertoire
    2. pejor. (mówienie ciągle o tym samym) preoccupation with one subject
    - popaść w monotematyczność to have a one-track mind pejor.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > monotematycznoś|ć

  • 10 озабоченность

    ж.
    preoccupation; concern; ( беспокойство) anxiety

    глубо́кая озабо́ченность — profound concern

    сексуа́льная озабо́ченность разг. — preoccupation with sex

    Новый большой русско-английский словарь > озабоченность

  • 11 Brunschwig, Hieronymus

    SUBJECT AREA: Medical technology
    [br]
    b. c.1440 Strasbourg, Alsace
    d. 1512/13 Strasbourg, Alsace
    [br]
    German surgeon and chemist.
    [br]
    Brunschwig was a widely read and highly respected surgeon of the city of Strasbourg. He was a writer of two works, one on surgery and the other, of greater importance, on chemical distillation. In this he was the inheritor of a tradition of the practice of distillation going back to the first centuries AD. The most familiar chemical tradition in the Middle Ages was that of alchemy, devoted to the attempt to make gold. The appearance of a number of printed books of a severely practical nature after 1500, however, testifies to the existence of a practical tradition that had flourished alongside alchemy. Brunsch-wig's first essay in this field was printed in 1500 and dealt with the preparation of "simples", or remedies with a single active constituent. In 1507 he brought out a work on the distilling of "composites", remedies with two or more active constituents. In these works Brunschwig sought to present a comprehensive account of the various kinds of apparatus available and the methods of preparing medicines, together with an account of the diseases it was hoped to cure with them. It was one of the earliest printed books on a chemical subject and the earliest to include illustrations of chemical apparatus. The works were widely used and did much to turn chemistry away from its preoccupation with gold-making, towards the making of substances useful in medicine.
    [br]
    Further Reading
    The best account of Brunschwig's life and work is the introduction to Book of Distillation by Hieronymus Bruunschwig, 1971, introd. Harold J.Abrahams, New York, Johnson Reprint (the best account of Brunschwig's life and work).
    LRD

    Biographical history of technology > Brunschwig, Hieronymus

  • 12 F63.1

    рус Патологическое влечение к поджогам (пиромания)
    eng Pathological fire-setting (pyromania). Disorder characterized by multiple acts of, or attempts at, setting fire to property or other objects, without apparent motive, and by a persistent preoccupation with subjects related to fire and burning. This behaviour is often associated with feelings of increasing tension before the act, and intense excitement immediately afterwards. (Excludes: ) fire-setting (by)(in): adult with dissocial personality disorder ( F60.2), alcohol or psychoactive substance intoxication ( F10-F19, with common fourth character.0), as the reason for observation for suspected mental disorder ( Z03.2), conduct disorders ( F91.-), organic mental disorders ( F00-F09), schizophrenia ( F20.-)

    Classification of Diseases (English-Russian) > F63.1

  • 13 F50.2

    рус Нервная булимия
    eng Bulimia nervosa. A syndrome characterized by repeated bouts of overeating and an excessive preoccupation with the control of body weight, leading to a pattern of overeating followed by vomiting or use of purgatives. This disorder shares many psychological features with anorexia nervosa, including an overconcern with body shape and weight. Repeated vomiting is likely to give rise to disturbances of body electrolytes and physical complications. There is often, but not always, a history of an earlier episode of anorexia nervosa, the interval ranging from a few months to several years. Bulimia NOS. Hyperorexia nervosa

    Classification of Diseases (English-Russian) > F50.2

  • 14 С-680

    ПО СУТИ (ДЕЛА) PrepP these forms only sent adv usu. parenth) fixed WO
    1. if the basic aspects of the matter in question are considered
    in essence
    essentially in effect to (for) all intents and purposes.
    «Крайне важная задача - практически привлечь рабочих к управлению (производством)... Этому, по сути, посвящена и вся моя работа» (Свирский 1). "The most important task we have is to find a practical way of involving the workers (in the management of production)....That essentially is what my work is all about..." (1a).
    Опрокинулась телега романовской монархии, залитая кровью и грязью... По сути это и есть начало всеобщей великой гражданской войны, к которой мы призывали... (Солженицын 5). Awash in blood and mud, the cart of the Romanov monarchy is overturned....This is in effect the beginning of that great universal civil war to which we have long summoned you... (5a).
    2. in reality
    actually
    in (actual) fact in actuality in point of fact as a matter of fact.
    Как-то смягчился в памяти проклятый бесовский кот, не пугала более отрезанная голова, и, покинув мысль о ней, стал размышлять Иван о том, что, по сути дела, в клинике очень неплохо, что Стравинский умница и знаменитость и что иметь с ним дело чрезвычайно приятно (Булгаков 9). The memory of the damned infernal torn had softened, the severed head no longer frightened him, and, abandoning his preoccupation with it, Ivan began to reflect that, actually, the hospital was not so bad, that Stravinsky was clever and famous, and extremely pleasant to deal with (9a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > С-680

  • 15 по сути

    [PrepP; these forms only; sent adv (usu. parenth); fixed WO]
    =====
    1. if the basic aspects of the matter in question are considered:
    - to (for) all intents and purposes.
         ♦ "Крайне важная задача - практически привлечь рабочих к управлению [производством]... Этому, по сути, посвящена и вся моя работа" (Свирский 1). "The most important task we have is to find a practical way of involving the workers [in the management of production].... That essentially is what my work is all about..." (1a).
         ♦ Опрокинулась телега романовской монархии, залитая кровью и грязью... По сути это и есть начало всеобщей великой гражданской войны, к которой мы призывали... (Солженицын 5). Awash in blood and mud, the cart of the Romanov monarchy is overturned....This is in effect the beginning of that great universal civil war to which we have long summoned you... (5a).
    2. in reality:
    - as a matter of fact.
         ♦ Как-то смягчился в памяти проклятый бесовский кот, не пугала более отрезанная голова, и, покинув мысль о ней, стал размышлять Иван о том, что, по сути дела, в клинике очень неплохо, что Стравинский умница и знаменитость и что иметь с ним дело чрезвычайно приятно (Булгаков 9). The memory of the damned infernal tom had softened, the severed head no longer frightened him, and, abandoning his preoccupation with it, Ivan began to reflect that, actually, the hospital was not so bad, that Stravinsky was clever and famous, and extremely pleasant to deal with (9a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > по сути

  • 16 по сути дела

    [PrepP; these forms only; sent adv (usu. parenth); fixed WO]
    =====
    1. if the basic aspects of the matter in question are considered:
    - to (for) all intents and purposes.
         ♦ "Крайне важная задача - практически привлечь рабочих к управлению [производством]... Этому, по сути, посвящена и вся моя работа" (Свирский 1). "The most important task we have is to find a practical way of involving the workers [in the management of production].... That essentially is what my work is all about..." (1a).
         ♦ Опрокинулась телега романовской монархии, залитая кровью и грязью... По сути это и есть начало всеобщей великой гражданской войны, к которой мы призывали... (Солженицын 5). Awash in blood and mud, the cart of the Romanov monarchy is overturned....This is in effect the beginning of that great universal civil war to which we have long summoned you... (5a).
    2. in reality:
    - as a matter of fact.
         ♦ Как-то смягчился в памяти проклятый бесовский кот, не пугала более отрезанная голова, и, покинув мысль о ней, стал размышлять Иван о том, что, по сути дела, в клинике очень неплохо, что Стравинский умница и знаменитость и что иметь с ним дело чрезвычайно приятно (Булгаков 9). The memory of the damned infernal tom had softened, the severed head no longer frightened him, and, abandoning his preoccupation with it, Ivan began to reflect that, actually, the hospital was not so bad, that Stravinsky was clever and famous, and extremely pleasant to deal with (9a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > по сути дела

  • 17 F64.2

    рус Расстройство половой идентификации в детском возрасте
    eng Gender identity disorder of childhood. A disorder, usually first manifest during early childhood (and always well before puberty), characterized by a persistent and intense distress about assigned sex, together with a desire to be (or insistence that one is) of the other sex. There is a persistent preoccupation with the dress and activities of the opposite sex and repudiation of the individual's own sex. The diagnosis requires a profound disturbance of the normal gender identity; mere tomboyishness in girls or girlish behaviour in boys is not sufficient. Gender identity disorders in individuals who have reached or are entering puberty should not be classified here but in F66.-. (Excludes: ) egodystonic sexual orientation ( F66.1), sexual maturation disorder ( F66.0)

    Classification of Diseases (English-Russian) > F64.2

  • 18 hypochondrie

    n. hypochondria, obsessive preoccupation with the possibility of becoming ill or with imagined symptoms of an illness (Psychiatry)

    Holandés-inglés dicionario > hypochondrie

  • 19 bavljenje

    n occupation (with), preoccupation (with), engagement (in), pursuit (of), cultivation (of), practice (of)? handling (of); -boravak, zadržavanje l bavljenje politikom pursuit/ /practice of itd. politics, political activity; - samim sobom self-involvement
    * * *
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  • 20 Managerial Grid™

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    a tool to measure and understand managerial behavior which places concern for task and concern for people on two matrices against which a manager’s style can be plotted. The Managerial Grid™ grades each matrix 1 to 9, and identifies five different managerial behavior patterns: 1–1, or impoverished management, in which a minimum of concern for either people or task is displayed; 9–1, or authority-compliance management, in which a preoccupation with task is displayed; 5–5, or middle of the road management, in which a balance between task and people is striven for; 1–9, country club management, which is concerned with human relations to the detriment of output; and 9–9, team management, the ideal, in which production and human requirements are integrated in a team approach to achieving results.

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