jaataajaottaa
Jaataajaottaa is a neologism used in discussions of organizational design and governance to describe the practice of distributing tasks, authority, or resources across many small units or actors in order to shape outcomes without concentrating power. The term is often used critically, suggesting that fragmentation can reduce accountability, obscure responsibility, or impede rapid decision-making, while potentially preserving overall systemic goals.
Etymologically, jaataajaottaa appears to be a portmanteau built from Finnish roots. It evokes the verb jaattaa
In practice, jaataajaottaa is discussed mainly within political science, public administration, and organizational theory. It is
Examples often cited include the division of a central budget into numerous micro-grants administered by separate
See also: decentralization, fragmentation, polycentric governance, governance networks. As a term used primarily in informal discourse,