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Encyclopedia > Turf war

Turf war is a term that describes a common problem in larger companies when two divisions fight for access to resources or capital. They usually break out due to improper management further up the corporate hierarchy.


It can also be described as contention for any resource between two or more parties resulting in confrontation


Phrase may have originated as a reference to the game of American Football where two teams confront each other on a field of grass also known as Turf.


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Turf war - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (116 words)
Turf war is a term that describes a common problem in larger companies when two divisions fight for access to resources or capital.
It can also be described as contention for any resource between two or more parties resulting in confrontation.
Phrase may have originated as a reference to the game of American Football where two teams confront each other on a field of grass also known as Turf.
CBS News | Fighting Turf War With Polka Dots | September 29, 2005 14:30:11 (884 words)
But the city counters that is not the case and the turf is not in "the spirit" of its landscaping ordinances, if not in outright defiance of it.
Greg Niles, the city's community development director, said he does not think the synthetic grass is consistent with the current landscaping code, and it wasn't intended as a viable landscaping option in the island city of 15,000 year-round and 35,000 seasonal residents.
He has lived on the island for 26 years, and though he is the one in the middle of this fight with the city, he is not the only person with this kind of turf on his property.
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