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Management and Machiavelli
In this revised edition of his 1967 bestseller, Jay revisits the corporate universe and once again tries to make sense of it all. With the clear vision of a historian and political scientist, he assesses the nature and behavior of corporate princes and commoners based on principles of ancient government.
288 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1967
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January 5, 2017
A full five.
1) This book has some of the properties of Brock Yates's 1968 Grosse Point Myopia. It's as if Mr. Jay had a crystal ball.
2) English understatement, but meanings are clear.
3) He spots the misincentives and ego-driven decision making.
4) He correctly foresees the lack of advancement opportunities in business, though this may be partly because it came to Britain before it came to the US.
5) Reminded me of Stanley Bing's Rome, Inc. in that the parallels of organization types are clearly spelled out to the reader's great surprise.
6) Made me wish that the American educational system were not so reductionist; I love, for example, how Jay shows that Prussian politics paralleled how markets are carved between industry leaders.
7) I would have written to him, but he died in 2016, a few months before I finished and 49(?) years after the book was published. He's getting some kind of halo effect from me, pun intended.
8) True 2000 years ago, true 49 years ago, true today.
This book again.
1) This book has some of the properties of Brock Yates's 1968 Grosse Point Myopia. It's as if Mr. Jay had a crystal ball.
2) English understatement, but meanings are clear.
3) He spots the misincentives and ego-driven decision making.
4) He correctly foresees the lack of advancement opportunities in business, though this may be partly because it came to Britain before it came to the US.
5) Reminded me of Stanley Bing's Rome, Inc. in that the parallels of organization types are clearly spelled out to the reader's great surprise.
6) Made me wish that the American educational system were not so reductionist; I love, for example, how Jay shows that Prussian politics paralleled how markets are carved between industry leaders.
7) I would have written to him, but he died in 2016, a few months before I finished and 49(?) years after the book was published. He's getting some kind of halo effect from me, pun intended.
8) True 2000 years ago, true 49 years ago, true today.
This book again.
September 28, 2012
The chapters on creative education and creative groups won the fourth star. Lots of interesting conclusions, though I'm sure that they're quite commonplace now. I liked it anyway.
December 12, 2007
Rated: D-
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January 3, 2015Great book.
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October 19, 2014Leí el libro hace mucho tiempo, casi diez años, y aunque por el contenido son reflexiones relacionados con el mundo de la empresa que utilizan como referencia diversas consideraciones que podemos encontrar en El Príncipe de Maquiavelo, la verdad es que no lo recuerdo.
No me atrevo a decir si merece o no la pena su lectura, es posible que sea de esas típicas reflexiones que asumes como propias aunque no tengas muy claro donde las has encontrado, porque todo está inventado.
No me atrevo a decir si merece o no la pena su lectura, es posible que sea de esas típicas reflexiones que asumes como propias aunque no tengas muy claro donde las has encontrado, porque todo está inventado.
August 5, 2023
Choosing to rate this based on the connections made between business and historical events and less on the managerial and general business advice, otherwise the rating would be lower…as would be expected of a book from 1994.
May 1, 2024
Great book
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