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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] projecte, from Medieval [[Latin]] projectum, from Latin, neuter of projectus, past participle of proicere to throw forward, from pro- + jacere to throw | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] projecte, from Medieval [[Latin]] projectum, from Latin, neuter of projectus, past participle of proicere to throw forward, from pro- + jacere to throw |
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| (parallels the [[Greek]] πρό) and iacere, "to throw". The word "project" thus actually [[originally]] meant "something that comes before anything else happens". | | (parallels the [[Greek]] πρό) and iacere, "to throw". The word "project" thus actually [[originally]] meant "something that comes before anything else happens". |
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| When the [[English]] [[language]] initially adopted the [[word]], it referred to a plan of something, not to the [[act]] of actually carrying this plan out. Something [[performed]] in accordance with a project became known as an "object". | | When the [[English]] [[language]] initially adopted the [[word]], it referred to a plan of something, not to the [[act]] of actually carrying this plan out. Something [[performed]] in accordance with a project became known as an "object". |
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− | This use of "project" changed in the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950's 1950s] with the introduction of several [[techniques]] for project management. Use of the word "project" evolved slightly to cover both projects and objects. However, certain projects continue to include so-called objects | + | This use of "project" changed in the [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950's 1950s] with the introduction of several [[techniques]] for project management. Use of the word "project" evolved slightly to cover both projects and objects. However, certain projects continue to include so-called objects |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century] |
| + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Projects''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Projects '''''this link'''''].</center> |
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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 : a specific plan or [[design]] : scheme | | *1 : a specific plan or [[design]] : scheme |
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| Contemporary Western business — characterized by a modern [[matrix]] [[organization]] and a [[cooperative]] [[culture]] — currently particularly favors project-based approaches. Authoritarian, bureaucratic organizations with rigid, [[hierarchical]] [[structures]] show less [[enthusiasm]] about project-based [[work]], which may not operate as expected in their [[environment]] due to [[conflicts]] between [[different]] [[cultures]]. | | Contemporary Western business — characterized by a modern [[matrix]] [[organization]] and a [[cooperative]] [[culture]] — currently particularly favors project-based approaches. Authoritarian, bureaucratic organizations with rigid, [[hierarchical]] [[structures]] show less [[enthusiasm]] about project-based [[work]], which may not operate as expected in their [[environment]] due to [[conflicts]] between [[different]] [[cultures]]. |
| + | ==See also== |
| + | *'''''[[Projection]]''''' |
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| [[Category: Economics]] | | [[Category: Economics]] |
| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |