Noun
Wrong or bad management; as, he failed through mismagement.
Source: Webster's dictionaryMost of the energy of political work is devoted to correcting the effects of mismanagement of government. Milton Friedman
Bank failures are caused by depositors who don't deposit enough money to cover losses due to mismanagement. Dan Quayle
The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy. Milton Friedman
In this financial year we will be spending at least $1.5 billion on foreign aid and we cannot be sure that this money will be properly spent, as corruption and mismanagement in many of the recipient countries are legend. Pauline Hanson
Every year the Federal Government wastes billions of dollars as a result of overpayments of government agencies, misuse of government credit cards, abuse of the Federal entitlement programs, and the mismanagement of the Federal bureaucracy. Chris Chocola
Poor management can increase software costs more rapidly than any other factor. Particularly on large projects, each of the following mismanagement actions has often been responsible for doubling software development costs. Barry Boehm