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The Prince
From: Supply Management
Date: 19980101
Author:Mosco, Les
The Prince
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Machiavelli is usually regarded as synonymous with plotting, scheming and corrupt behaviour. So why do I recommend The Prince as my best business read of 1997?
Five hundred years ago, Italy comprised numerous city states, each warring, conspiring and competing with each other. The Prince is a letter that Machiavelli wrote to an incoming ruler on how to attain power, maintain control and manage competition with other states. Machiavelli shows how to analyse alternative options according to circumstances.
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