salami slicing

Salami slicing is a way to make progress under conditions of low trust. The tactic works best if begun with issues of low importance to the opponents. Salami slicing may be useful early in a negotiation against opponents facing a deadline.

1995, David Churchman, Negotiation: Process, Tactics, Theory, →ISBN, page 46

Of course, the danger of salami slicing is that opponents of change will use it against those who want meaningful reform.

2011, Joseph H. Boyett, Getting Things Done in Washington, →ISBN, page 151

At that time there were short-term expedients, salami slicing and budgets being cut without regard to the impact on quality.

2012, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Health Committee, Public expenditure: thirteenth report of session 2010-12, Vol. 1, →ISBN

You know the type: "We'll officially forbid torture but if you—soldier or law enforcement officer or intelligence agent—engage in it illegally with the intent of protecting me and mine and it turns out that you just might have protected us then we'll pardon you. Then we can feel clean and safe and pure and virtuous and still be properly grateful." Despicable moral cowardice; that's what that is. Someone (Michael Kinsley, I think) called all this, "salami slicing." He was right, of course, it often is salami slicing.

2013, Tom Kratman, A Desert Called Peace, →ISBN

No research has investigated whether 'salami slicing' may also occur in publications presenting results from pooled analyses of clinical trials.

2012, Depression: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional, →ISBN

From the author's viewpoint, salami slicing may also be counterproductive. Papers that make incremental advances are less likely to be accepted by reputable journals [303] [314].

2017, David H. Foster, A Concise Guide to Communication in Science and Engineering, →ISBN

Last, but not lease, salami slicing may encourage some practices (such as fabrication of data and unnecessary extrapolation of results) that have ethical implications. Yet it is arguable that salami slicing is justifiable if a major research project is so extensive that it involves several research groups across disciplines.

2018, Imad A. Moosa, Publish or Perish: Perceived Benefits versus Unintended Consequences, →ISBN