technostructure

[ tek-noh-struhk-cher ]

noun

1. the group or class of technically skilled administrators, scientists, and engineers who manage and influence business, the economy, and government affairs.

technostructure

/ ˈtɛknəʊˌstrʌktʃə /

noun

1. the people who control the technology of a society, such as professional administrators, experts in business management, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of technostructure¹

First recorded in 1965–70; techno- + structure

Example Sentences

“We are willing to put all our technostructure at the disposal of the EFSF.”

From BusinessWeek

According to Economist John Kenneth Galbraith, the efficiency of these corporate cornucopias reflects the fact that decisive power within them is exercised not so much by headstrong top leaders as by an unemotional "technostructure" composed of specialized middle-level experts.

From Time Magazine Archive

Well-schooled technicians and managers—the "technostructure"—run the show.

From Time Magazine Archive

The technostructure's chief aim is self-perpetuation through corporate growth.

From Time Magazine Archive

Galbraith has an ungainly name for the new elite: the technostructure.

From Time Magazine Archive