not-invented-here syndrome

A prejudicial belief that products, systems, software, etc., that were not developed within a company or organization are not as suitable or well made as those that are created in-house. I think the boss's not-invented-here-syndrome stems from experiences he had using third-party software in his previous business, which apparently cost them thousands of dollars trying to implement.

词组	not-invented-here syndrome
释义	not-invented-here syndrome not-invented-here syndrome A prejudicial belief that products, systems, software, etc., that were not developed within a company or organization are not as suitable or well made as those that are created in-house. I think the boss's not-invented-here-syndrome stems from experiences he had using third-party software in his previous business, which apparently cost them thousands of dollars trying to implement. See also: syndrome Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: not for a second not for a minute not for a moment aint ain't not for a instant not for a/one minute/moment/second/instant by no means not by any means (I) hope not References in periodicals archive Has the company been willing to overcome the not-invented-here syndrome by selecting and integrating technology and capabilities developed by others? Acquisition transformation: lead into gold? * the "not-invented-here syndrome"--everybody wants to be the standard; nobody wants to follow someone else's standard The role of microfilm in information management: current and past problems with digital long-term storage have been well publicized. Is it possible to guarantee the preservation of history and allow for future processing of it? (Tech Trends)
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