institutional memory
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinstitutionalandmemory
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institutional
adjective
uk/ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən.əl/us/ˌɪn.stəˈtuː.ʃən.əl/
relating to ...
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memory
noun
uk/ˈmem.ər.i/us/ˈmem.ər.i/
the ability to remember information, experiences, ...
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(Definition ofinstitutionalandmemoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofinstitutional memory
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In terms ofinstitutionalmemory, these data reveal the system's ambivalence toward language.
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This conversation, as we will see, does appear ininstitutionalmemory.
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What follows from the construction of these written artifacts is the creation ofinstitutionalmemory.
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The analysis illustrates how narratives can yield insights into collectiveinstitutionalmemoryand individual tellers' stances and positionings toward institutions.
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For her,institutionalmemoryis the narrative product created by its agency representatives in the face of current or future adversity.
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Adherence to precedent requires goodinstitutionalmemory, not only of the decisions made in the past but also of the reasons for making them.
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How matters such as coherence are approached depends on the extent to whichinstitutionalmemoryinfluences plans to re-organise policy areas.
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For the first half of our period, it was a weak agency, regularly disbanded and reconstituted with new personnel and noinstitutionalmemory.
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Yet as the original scandal faded ininstitutionalmemory, both the school and the hospital took less and less interest in the committee's work.
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Especially in eras before a professionalized civil service, a long-serving legislator might have been the best source ofinstitutionalmemoryin state government.
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I think that it is important that we who are serving our citizens through institutions keep thisinstitutionalmemory.
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Institutionalmemorymay be encouraged to preserve an ideology or way of work in such a group.
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Because faculty publications directors serve on rotating basis, full-time staff members have provided continuity andinstitutionalmemory.
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Further, the loss ofinstitutionalmemorywhich resulted from the haemorrhaging of senior hospital doctors will have a catastrophic effect the next time we go to war for real.
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Elements ofinstitutionalmemorymay be found in corporations, professional groups, government bodies, religious groups, academic collaborations and by extension in entire cultures.
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The term of office is one year for officers and two years for directors to ensure both participation from the entire neighborhood and the preservation ofinstitutionalmemory.
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Among other things, this document brought to light concerns about the overall goals of the organization,institutionalmemory, faculty and student perceptions, and persistent internal difficulties.
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Conversely,institutionalmemorymay be ingrained to the point that it becomes hard to challenge if something is found to contradict that which was previously thought to have been correct.
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He has sometimes been used by journalists as a source of legislativeinstitutionalmemory, a source of what is considered hot news at the time or a source of analysis.
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To preserve thatinstitutionalmemoryand continue to attract intrinsically motivated employees, the government will likely need alternative models to replace or supplement the popular business model of performance-related pay.
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