The Encyclopedia
of World Problems
& Human Potential

Incompetence

Visualization of narrower problems

Name(s):

Dependence on incompetence

Incompetent people

Nature

Incompetence implies an interference with thinking which gives rise to defects in judgement and leads to behavioural abnormalities such as squandering, hoarding, or gullibility.

Incidence

In the French 'Greenpeace Affair' of 1985, Frenchmen seemed most to condemn not their government's action of attacking the Rainbow Warrior, but their government's incompetence in the handling of the attack, as well as the subsequent botched cover-up attempt.

Narrower

Citizen incompetence

Irresponsible chemists

Incompetence under law

Incompetent professionals

Governmental incompetence

Irresponsible penal practices

Incompetent household management

Irresponsible industrial practices

Unethical practices in the apparel industry

Aggravates

Inefficiency

Mismanagement

Strategy(ies)

Using incompetence

Increasing competence

Covering up incompetence

Value(s)

Reference(s)

Warren, Bennis G: The Unconscious Conspiracy: why leaders can't lead

Type

(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems

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The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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