bottom-up
adjective
bot·tom-up
ˈbä-təm-ˈəp 
: progressing upward from the lowest levels (as of a stratified organization or system)
bottom-up management
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Rigorous screening of targets, based on top-down themes and bottom-up analysis, keeps investing firms razor-focused on those companies best placed to capitalize on prevailing macroeconomic trends and industry themes.
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Alexander Savin, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
In light of this backdrop, Citi updated its focus list of bottom-up, highest conviction ideas for North America.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
This was not the result of bottom-up social change, but rather reflected how provincial elites assimilated into the ruling class.
—Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Shift the focus from top-down directives to bottom-up problem-solving.
—Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Alexander Savin, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
In light of this backdrop, Citi updated its focus list of bottom-up, highest conviction ideas for North America.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
This was not the result of bottom-up social change, but rather reflected how provincial elites assimilated into the ruling class.
—Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Shift the focus from top-down directives to bottom-up problem-solving.
—Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Bottom-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom-up. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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