"squeaky wheel system" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: squeaky wheel systems [plural]
Etymology: Derived from the saying "the squeaky wheel gets the grease". Head templates: {{en-noun|head=squeaky wheel system}} squeaky wheel system (plural squeaky wheel systems)
  1. The strategy in organizations of only responding to filed complaints while ignoring known but unvoiced issues. Translations (Translations): piepsysteem [neuter] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-squeaky_wheel_system-en-noun-XEPmzIZ8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1993, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Managing With Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations, Harvard Business Press, page 406",
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          "ref": "2013, “Schmitz Explains Squeaky Wheel System at Scott Lecture”, in Colorado Law",
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          "ref": "2011, Margaret J. Shepherd, The Visionbuilders' Manual: 9 Steps To Panoramic Success For Your Company, Career or Cause, Morgan James Publishing, page 174",
          "text": "It's easy to operate on the “squeaky wheel” system too, focusing on what causes distress in the moment. It takes conscious effort to live a day of clear intention.",
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          "ref": "2020, Leonardo de Oliveira, Sara Hourani, Access to Justice in Arbitration: Concept, Context and Practice, Kluwer Law International B.V., page 22",
          "text": "As I have argued, pre-dispute arbitration clauses have been particularly powerful in the US to perpetuate differential access to remedies and justice in business-to-consumer dealings, producing a 'squeaky wheel system' in which only the most sophisticated squeaky wheels are sufficiently proactive in pursuing their complaints to get the limited assistance, remedies and other benefits that companies provide.",
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