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air sandwich

noun

Etymology

(business strategy): Coined by Nilofer Merchant.

Definitions

  1. A sandwich consisting only of bread and optionally a spread, but no filling.

    • Glancing into his wallet, he had just enough to cover it and a tad left to make it through the day's expenses, providing he had an air sandwich and glass of water for lunch.

  2. A strategy that has high-level direction and low-level operations, but little in the…

    A strategy that has high-level direction and low-level operations, but little in the middle.

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