Business Theory

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The paper discusses how Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" and Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince" are central to modern business studies. The paper highlights how these works are 2500 and 500 years old respectively, yet they have seen increased usage in classrooms and management seminars today. The ideas that both authors espoused about resolving conflict and employing political power are still useful and relevant because their language and ideas are not clouded by vague references or inflated logic. The author emphasizes how modern readers can still unearth wisdom in simple statements and uncomplicated sentences.

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"In the modern business world, a few texts have emerged as classics that are almost invariably required reading in management classes and courses on strategic application of business theory. Of those few texts, two in particular have become central for modern business studies even though some might consider them woefully out of date. I am talking, of course, about Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" and Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince." The former was written roughly 2,500 years ago in China. An Italian composed the latter during the Renaissance nearly five hundred years ago."

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