Handbook of Business Strategy Emerald Article: The ethics of business strategy Fred Hansen, Michele Smith Article information: To cite this document: Fred Hansen, Michele Smith, (2006),"The ethics of business strategy", Handbook of Business Strategy, Vol. 7 Iss: 1 pp. 201 - 206 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/10775730610618828 Downloaded on: 09-04-2012 References: This document contains references to 16 other documents To copy this document: permissions@emeraldinsight
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UBMM1011 SUN ZI’S ART OF WAR AND BUSINESS STRATEGIES | 2. | Course of Study: | Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) Accounting (AC)Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) (BBA)Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) Banking & Finance (BF)Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) Entrepreneurship (EN)Bachelor of Economics (Hons) Financial Economics (FE)Bachelor of Finance (Hons) (FN)Bachelor of Marketing (Hons) (MK)Bachelor of Social Science (Hons) Psychology (PY)Bachelor of Arts (Hons) English
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change an established organization "should retain at least a shadow of the ancient customs." Another classic work that offers insights to modem managers is The Art of War, written by the Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu more than 2,000 years ago. It was modified and used by Mao Zedong, who founded the People's Republic of China in l949. Among Sun Tzu's dictum are the following: When the enemy advances. we retreat! when the enemy halts we harass! When the enemy seeks to avoid battle, we attack! When the
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and it is based on these writings that various readers infer meanings from in their various leadership roles. A typical example of this is the book “Art of war” by Sun Tzu, which has been described as one of the greatest military strategy books ever. This is backed by the fact that various generals over time have referred to the book over the various wars that have happened over
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mostly due to its technological advancements. It was a period that was centered around the western civilization and the ideas that emerged from the cultural melting pot of Europe. Ideas that usually hovered around religion, science, philosophy and the arts were circulating among the educated upper class. These ideas were picked upon and those deemed fit are still felt to these day. One of the direct beneficiaries of the numerous advancements during the renaissance was the military. Both science and philosophy
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Shibing, Sun Tzu's The Art Of War To capture the enemy's entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or a squad is better than to destroy them. For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the supreme of excellence. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence. Sun Tzu "The first casualty of war is truth. Rudyard Kipling One need not destroy one's enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage. Sun Tzu There
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Introduction The Art of War is attributed to Sun Zi, and was originally called the “Sun Tzu Bing Fa”, or simply the Sun Zi. It written by Sun Wu about 500B.C. Sun Zi Art of War is the oldest military treatise in the world. Highly compressed, it is devote the principles and still retain such of its original authoritative merit. To the military student able to adapt its principles to modern warfare, it even now, twenty-five centuries after its preparation, is a valuable guide for the conduct of war. Although
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personal interviews. Findings – This study reveals that the Chinese negotiator does not possess an absolute negotiating style but rather embraces a mixture of different roles together: “Maoist bureaucrat in learning”, “Confucian gentleman”, and “Sun Tzu-like strategist”. The Chinese negotiating strategy is essentially a combination of cooperation and competition (termed as the “coop-comp” negotiation strategy in this study). Trust is the ultimate indicator of Chinese negotiating propensities and
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The Asian Way: Leadership and Managerial Perspectives Introduction The relational connections between leadership and organizational effectiveness have taken some light recently with the growing studies into the subject matters. For this matter, the paper shall look at what is practiced particularly in Asia which may highlight if its colonialism history has any significant impact on its practice of leadership and management. Colonialism has been closely immersed within the Southeast Asian region
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Propaganda in the Second SinoJapanese War Submitted by Justin Choo How was propaganda utilised by China and Japan in the Second SinoJapanese War? Attacking the mind was an incredibly important Chinese military strategy and is highlighted in ‘孙⼦子兵法’1, a military treatise written by a high ranking military strategist, Sun Tzu. Propaganda was critical in keeping up the civilians’ spirits and preventing them from waning support which ultimately proved to be the ace in China’s victory against
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