Meaning of beancounting | Babel Free

Definitions

The act or policy of relying on quantitative measurable details, especially those concerned with expenses and profits, as opposed to seeking a broader understanding of something.

Examples

“Birt was 'obsessed with systems and procedures and power diagrams and channels of accountability' and 'turned the BBC into a beancounting Babel'.”

“A proud bureaucrat, Hermes serves as Planet Express's accountant, although, as we will discuss⟳, his role goes well beyond the traditional beancounting activities we associate with accounting.”

“Ad statistics, the boring beancounting task critical to keep⟳ the budgets flowing, would have⟳ to exist⟳ separately and work⟳ for advertisers and their accounting departments.”

“At a practical level, a project of organizing prisoners would challenge⟳ the predominant beancounting organizing approach⟳ that considers a campaign viable only if potential dues income exceeds organizing and servicing costs.”

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