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topstyret

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Danish

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Verb

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topstyret

  1. past participle of topstyre

Adjective

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topstyret (neuter topstyret, plural and definite singular attributive topstyrede, comparative mere topstyret, superlative (predicative) mest topstyret, superlative (attributive) mest topstyrede)

  1. managed top-down; organized in such a way that most decisions are made at the highest level
    • 2008, Kampen om sandhederne: om det kulturelle borgerskabs storhed og fald, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 264:
      Fremskridtspartiet blev kendt som en broget samling landsbytosser, mens Dansk Folkeparti er et topstyret og kontrolleret parti med alvorlige blonde mænd og den altid let forurettede Pia Kjærsgaard i spidsen.
      The Progress Party became known as a diverse bunch of village idiots, whereas the Danish People's Party is a top-down, controlled party with serious blonde men and the always slightly offended Pia Kjærsgaard at the helm.
    • 2010, Stine Reintoft, Positiv psykologi på arbejde, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      Topstyrede processer koster, ifølge Steensen, organisatorisk effektivitet samt medfører, at de ansatte får dårligere forståelse af virksomhedens udviklingsretning, bliver mere demotiverede, arbejder dårligere sammen, bliver mindre innovative ...
      According to Steensen, top-down processes come at the cost of organizational efficiency and lead to the employees getting a poorer understanding of the developmental direction of the company, become more demotivated, work together more poorly, become less innovative ...
    • 2013, Richard Branson, translated by Ida Højelse Svith, Drop Business as Usual, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Teknologien har vendt det topstyrede hierarki på hovedet og givet folket magten.
      Technology has turned the top-down hierarchy upside-down and given the power to the people.