not-invented-here syndrome
- not-invented-here syndrome
not-invented-here syndrome ˌnot-inˌvented-ˈhere syndrome abbreviation NIH syndrome noun [singular, uncountable] disapproving HUMAN RESOURCES
when people in a company consider new products or ideas from other departments or companies as threats, rather than trying to take advantage of them:
• Board rooms are under pressure to avoid the not-invented-here syndrome and accelerate product introduction.
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not-invented-here syndrome UK US noun [S] (ABBREVIATION NIH syndrome)
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Many organizations suffer from the not-invented-here syndrome; developers like to invent and are not keen on re-use.
Financial and business terms.
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