Kalmarian

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adjective

Being or relating to a labour paradigm involving a mutualization of the responsibility for employment (among businesses, unions, government, etc.) and relatively little hierarchical structure.

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Meanings

adjectiveKalmarian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableeconomicsBeing or relating to a labour paradigm involving a mutualization of the responsibility for employment (among businesses, unions, government, etc.) and relatively little hierarchical structure.

Origin

From Kalmar + -ian, after the Swedish city where this approach was used in a Volvo car factory in the 1970s.

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APA

Kalmarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalmarian

MLA

“Kalmarian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalmarian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kalmarian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kalmarian.

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