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Social and business operations / Organizational
Management by perkele
Perkele (), devil, was originally imported from Baltic languages, and is believed to be connected to the Baltic god of thunder (compare: Lithuanian: Perkūnas, Latvian: Pērkons, Prussian: Perkūns, Yotvingian: Parkuns), as an alternate name for the thunder god of Finnish paganism, Ukko, and co-opted by the Christian church.
This entry presents the relevant section of the broader Wikipedia article “Finnish profanity”.
An authoritarian management style relies on forceful direction and leaves little space for disagreement.
The word has lent itself to a Swedish expression for Finnish business management practices, "management by perkele".
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