¹ad hoc
Pronunciation: 'ad-'häk, -'hOk; 'äd-'hOk
Function: adverb
Etymology: Latin, for this

²ad hoc
Function: adjective
1 a : concerned with a particular end or purpose <an ad hoc collective > b : formed or used for specific or immediate problems or needs <ad hoc solutions>
2 : fashioned from whatever is immediately available : IMPROVISED <large ad hoc projects and shows >

³adhocracy
Function: noun
1 a: a type of organization being an opposite of bureaucracy b : any form of organization that cuts across normal bureaucratic lines to capture opportunities, solve problems, and get results
2 : form of organisation that is particularly good at problem solving and innovations and thrives in a changing environment. It requires sophisticated and often automated technical systems to develop and thrive.
3 : characteristics of an adhocracy:
- highly organic structure
- little formalization of behavior
- job specialization based on formal training
- a tendency to group the specialists in functional units for housekeeping purposes but to deploy them in small, market-based project teams to do their work
- a reliance on liaison devices to encourage mutual adjustment, the key coordinating mechanism, within and between these teams
- low standarization of procedures, because they stifle innovation
- roles not clearly defined
- selective decentralization
- work organization rests on specialized teams
- power-shifts to specialized teams
- horizontal job specialization
- high cost of communication
- culture based on democractic and non-bureaucratic work

⁴adhocrate
Function: noun
1 : a person that works by the principles of adhocracy
2 : member of a collective of people called the adhocrates <this guy - 0717 - founded the adhocrates collective >