Machiavelli on Management: Playing and Winning the Corporate Power Game

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For centuries, Niccolo Machiavelli has been deemed the supreme thinker about survival in the world of politics, but a careful analysis of his writings shows that he was also the ultimate organizational person. He advised the princes of his day to be goal setters, to set reachable objectives, and to let nothing stand in their way in achieving those objectives. In this work, Gerald R. Griffin formulates a contemporary business perspective drawn from Machiavelli's true principles of management, which are as valid and useful today as they were in Machiavelli's time. In so doing, he provides a guidebook for managers and aspiring managers that teaches them about the nature of power and how to use it effectively. Working from the premise that power itself is neutral, and is only made good or bad by the way it is used, Griffin challenges the modern view of participative management as an end in itself. In 26 chapters, he examines a wide variety of management topics and draws upon the wisdom of Machiavelli to provide guidance in using power to deal with these situations. Using pertinent quotations from the philosopher's works, and setting them into a contemporary business context, Griffin directs the reader toward management techniques as recommended by Machiavelli and proved successful over hundreds of years. Among the topics covered are types of organizations; building, maintaining, and losing empires; motivating subordinates; being loved or feared as a manager; and gaining and using a reputation. For each management problem or situation, he thoroughly discusses and focuses on the practical techniques for advancing in any organization. The work also includes a quick reference guide to key Machiavellian ideas as they apply to business and management, as well as a Machiavellian IQ test to measure the reader's Machiavellian tendencies. This book will be an indispensable guide for anyone currently involved or planning to be involved in management, and a useful resource for college courses in business and management. Public and academic libraries will also find it to be a valuable addition to their collections.

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Good book, I enjoyed the analogies presented........1999-07-12

It reminded me a lot about the company I work for. People say one thing, but do another. There were some useful tips in the book, for making it.

The book is based on a narrow view of Administration........1999-04-08

The book simply reproduces the ideas of the Theory of Administration in its beginning, more than one century ago, when the war generals and the production engineers were the only ones writing about business. After that, however, we had Chester Barnard, Mary Parker Follett, different schools stressing the importance of the human being in management, psychology and sociology of the organizations, internationalization of the economies, etc. but the text simply ignores everything, and is happy to point similarities between Machiavelli's thought and the business world "today". The key word in business, today, is "partnership", but the author relies on "war" as the guide to administration. This is not how it should be, but it is neither how it is the business world today. One star, because there is no possibility of a 0.

A great book.......1999-02-15

A must reading for all new managers

Excellent for both new and seasoned managers........1998-07-10

This book tells it like it is, in organizaitons of all sizes. It is clear that this is not the way it should be, but it is the way it is. It tells about devious managers, in devious organizaitons. This is a must read book for workers, supervisors and managers in all sizes of orgaizations.

Machiavelli on Management: Playing and Winning the Corporate Power Game

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Machiavelli on Management: Playing and Winning the Corporate Power Game
Gerald R. Griffin Gerald R. Griffen
Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ORC0RK

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Quantitive Trading and Money Management: Revised Edition
Fred Gehm
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MUH18W

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Highlights the basic tension in environmental law: environmental integrity and economic growth; over-regulation and under-regulation; risk minimization and benefit maximization; command and control regulation and market incentives; federal and state levels of statutory interpretation; and the constitution, governing relations between the federal and state government as well as between the three branches of the federal government. For use in advanced and introductory courses in environmental law.

The Law of Hazardous Waste Disposal and Remediation: Cases, Legislation, Regulations, Policies (American Casebook Series)

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The Law of Hazardous Waste Disposal and Remediation: Cases, Legislation, Regulations, Policies (American Casebook Series)
Jeffrey G. Miller
Manufacturer: West Publishing Company, College & School Div
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: B000OTPYYO

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Rise and Fall of San Diego tells the prehistory of the San Diego area as recorded in the layers of sedimentary rocks. The land here has risen and fallen independently from the sea level which also has risen and fallen. The ever-changing landscapes and animal life through time are examined in this book. Numerous field-trips direct the reader to key localities to observe and understand the history stored in the rocks. Author Patrick L. Abbott has been a Professor of the Department of the Geological Studies, San Diego State University for the last 20 years. Over 60 articles in various publications and more than 20 published books have given him a deserved reputation as a prolific author and a recognized authority on the geology of San Diego County. He is a popular lecturer and field-trip guide who is frequently called upon by the media to interpret geological phenomena to San Diego residents.

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A very local geology.......2003-08-12

I can understand that the two five star reviewers are both residents of San Diego, because they're the only people this book is addressed to. The actual geological story is thin and fragmented. Amazingly there is almost no references to the plate techtonic events that created California. There are no maps to direct you to the sites the author describes, making them almost impossible for a visitor to find.

If you (as I) don't live in or near San Diego, this book is, at best, mildly interesting.

Excellent insight to San Diego's geology.......2000-10-11

An excellent book! I find myself continuously recommending it. Fascinating from a geology and local interest point of view. I'll never look at La Jolla, Mission Bay and Point Loma the same way again.

Rise and Fall of San Diego: 150 Years of History Recorded in.......2000-01-23

AN EXCELLENT BOOK FOR THE AMATEUR GEOLOGIST, WHETHER YOU LIVE IN SAN DIEGO OR NOT. SO MANY QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED IN A WAY THAT IS EASILY UNDERSTOOD. VERY WELL WRITTEN, AND VERY THOROUGH. I SEE SAN DIEGO IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT. THANKS

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Dealing mainly with collisions of electrons and photons with heavy particles, Atomic Collisions discusses electron-electron and photon-electron collisions. The energy range covered extends from a few meV up to a few MeV (excluding collisions in which nuclear forces are important). Emphasis is on the mechanisms by which the various collisions take place; almost all of the scattering approximations used in atomic collision theory are considered. Topics covered include scattering resonances, coincidence measurements, merged-beam experiments, positron collisions, collisions between spin-polarized particles, GaAs polarized electron sources, position-sensitive detection, synchrotron radiation sources, cyclotron resonance masers, laser cooling and trapping, multiphoton processes, and more. The exposition is relatively self-contained and includes end-of-chapter notes and more than 200 problems.

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Excellent Problem Sets.......2004-02-26

A good graduate level text on electron and photon scattering off heavy particles. It covers a wide variety of experimental situations, including reactors, accelerators, lasers and masers. Useful not just to theorists but also to experimentalists who want a good understanding of the topic.

Aggregates material scattered through journal papers and much more specialised monographs.

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This leading, two-volume anthology represents America's literary heritage from the colonial times of William Bradford and Anne Bradstreet to the contemporary era of Saul Bellow and Alice Walker. The first volume covers Christopher Columbus through Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. Additional Hopi and Navajo myths. Presents multiple selections by authors. Provides an expanded chronological chart. Presents many works in their entirety. For anyone interested in American Literature.

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It's Ok.......2002-09-20

The footnotes are numbered strangely and they don't elaborate on the footnoted item very well.

Good Textbook.......2001-01-24

This was the textbook used in my American Literature I class last semester. Volume Two is being used in the second half that I am taking this semester. The book offers a good collection of American Literature from the earliest European Explorers to the late 1800's. The additional information offered in the introductions to each author and literary time period adds to the student's understanding of the works.

Anthology of American Literature Volume I Colonial Through Romantic

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Anthology of American Literature Volume I Colonial Through Romantic
George McMichael
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UTPX4E

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Anthology of American Literature: Volume I: Colonial Through Romantic
Mcmichael
Manufacturer: Macmillan Library Reference
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 002439193X

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Astounding adventures, reckless courage, and fierce independence are hardly the exclusive preserve of men, as this intriguing and surprising collection shows: courtesans from Nell Gwynne to Madame de Pompadour; femme fatales such as the pistol-packing concubine Lola Montez and Clara Bow, the It girl who turned Hollywood into her own party; the outlaws Phoolan "the Bandit Queen" Devi and seafaring, ship-raiding Anne Bonney; and heroines from the ancient British Queen Boadicea to Nancy Wake, who, dressed as a man, led a bazooka-assault against a Nazi redoubt in World War II.

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Amazing and insightful.......2004-10-26

I love this book. It is exactly what I have been wanting, and is what the "Uppity Women" series should have been. Each chapter has a one paragraph summary of the woman, followed by a four or six page essay about her life. All well-written and very entertaining, and I love that they give you more information than just one paragraph.

Excellent, insightful, entertaining and educational.......1999-10-04

This is the best book from the Mammoth Book series. I really enjoyed reading this book and the I am now full of admiration for the women featured. As a man, I would love to read more books like this.

THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF HEROIC & OUTRAGEOUS WOMEN

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THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF HEROIC & OUTRAGEOUS WOMEN
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Manufacturer: ROBINSON
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000S9NS3E

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THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF HEROIC & OUTRAGEOUS WOMEN.

Manufacturer: Constable & Co
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1841190152

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In The Octopus and the Orangutan, Eugene Linden takes readers on another unforgettable journey into the minds and hearts of animals.

The Parrot's Lament, his acclaimed previous book, featured extraordinary true stories of animal consciousness and intelligence. Linden's latest book goes beyond our everyday encounters with animals at home and in the zoo in a wide-ranging collection of real-life anecdotes that offer further compelling evidence of their higher mental capabilities and their awareness of the needs and feelings of others.

The Octopus and the Orangutan reveals extraordinary new details about animals introduced in The Parrot's Lament, and then finds intelligent behavior in surprising new places, ranging from the octopus's garden to the crow's nest. Amazing feats of stealth, deception, and larceny accompany unexpected acts of kindness and friendship. Animals show they are cagey bargainers and tough negotiators both with their human keepers and with one another. The animals themselves are our guides in this fresh look at the question of animal intelligence.

From the beloved pets we think we know to the remarkable survival skills of creatures in the wild, Eugene Linden once again shares his wonder and joy at the infinite variety of animal behavior that continues to inform, amaze, and touch us all.

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Who'd a thunk it!.......2006-11-14

Our local newspaper carried a story about octopi and their intelligence and referenced this book. The story intrigued me because I'd never read anywhere that creatures like octopi had much intelligence. Of course, I had to buy the book! And what a book it is! Well written, funny, and very enjoyable, it's also very easy to understand. I particularly like the way it shows that octopi not only display intelligence but a sense of humor as well. Orangutans, of course, are well-known for their intelligence; but I'd never dreamed just how smart these animals really are. If only I could get over their creepy looks...

Animal Intelligence.......2006-02-15

People who enjoy thinking about evolution, artificial and natural intelligence, and consciousness will want to read this book. It is a quick read worth the price.

Intriguing animal tales.......2005-01-08

What an entertaining and interesting read. I totally adored his "The Parrot's Lament" and was really excited to learn he had a new book. Eugene Linden presents some well studied proposals, with lots of information, in a clear format, and he is always careful to point out where the "scientific community" currently stands on each issue discussed. The dialogue surrounding animal intelligence is an intriguing one, and it's nice to see things from a non-scientist position...it is still well-informed, but he feels more free to use anecdotes. Still, each anecdote is presented on its own, not as supporting data, but as themselves...interesting moments that perhaps offer a glimpse not seen in many science journals. Plus, Orangutans are totally awesome.

comprehensive, entertaining, intriguing.......2004-11-09

it doesn't matter that linden's discussion on animal behaviour isn't rocket science, as behavioural studies often seem to be thought.

the beauty about linden's writings is that they come from a prespective innate in every humanbeing - simple/fundamental, unending questioning. his questions and case studies can be appreciated in simplicity. which leads to the question then, of why humans have made the study and evaluation of animal behaviour and intelligence so complicated, tenuous and subjective. does it matter if intelligence is ingrained in instinct or conjured through an anylytical mind?

"The universe is simple at its foundation."

And i believe that's where linden is with his book. throughly entertaining and easy to read, this book can be appreciated by any age and any background. any "thicker" and it'd be a scientific reference book that'd bore or overwhelm most audiences.

Several of his stories are briefs of pending behavioural/intelligence studies in universities, which is interesting to the general public because most of the results of such studies only ever turn up in scientific journals full or jargon and mathematical symbols. he also includes letters of intrigue from readers of his first book The Parrots Lament.

Read this book if you're looking to be intrigued and quirked.

Transends True Tales.......2004-08-10

I grabbed this book looking for a light, entertaining read based on the cute cover and the phrase "true tales." And it was. However, I was delighted to discover the author transcends cute-animal-story mode to craft a lively discussion for rethinking how we judge intelligence. Of particular delight, to me, was the author's obvious joyful and touching regard for animals, while at the same time maintaining judicious restraint in validating stories and their meanings. This book reminds me of Thai food: A complex dance of flavors that somehow fuse into a satisfying meal. Savor.

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An Educational Asset To The Field Of Aquatic Toxicology........1999-11-01

This textbook is literally a constructive piece of scientific genius. Rand is perhaps one of the most knowledgable and most well respected authorities on Aquatic Toxicology and its many subdisciplines.

After persuing through the first few chapters of this wonderfully written scientific text, one becomes very interested and more hungry for knowledge dealing with this subject. Unlike many other novels of this nature, this one is very unique in that it gives the read a clear and very indepth picture of Aquatic Toxicology and its impacts on the environment as a whole.

This text deals with aquatic toxicology from an environmental pollution aspect dealing with manmade and natural chemical toxicants. It also deals with the ecotoxicity affects of man-made pesticides when aquatic organisms are involved in the bioecologicall food-chain.

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An understanding of the fate and behaviour of organic chemicals, such as surfactants, in the environment is a prerequisite for the sustainable development of human health and ecosystems. As surfactants are being produced in huge amounts, it is important to have a detailed knowledge about their lifetime in the environment, their biodegradability in wastewater treatment plants and in natural waters, and their ecotoxicity. Parameters relevant for the assessment of long-term behaviour, such as interactions with hormonal systems need to be understood to avoid unexpected adverse effects to future generations of people and the environment. However, the identification and quantification of commercial surfactants in the environment is made more complicated and cumbersome because they comprise of tens to hundreds of homologues, oligomers and isomers of anionic, nonionic, cationic and amphoteric compounds.

The EU-funded PRISTINE project (Priority surfactants and their toxic metabolites in wastewater effluents: An integrated study; ENV4-CT97-0494) provides the basis for the content of this title. It provides policy makers and industry with detailed information on analysis and concentrations of surfactants and their degradation products in the environment.

In addition to a general introduction to surfactants, this book comprises a comprehensive variety of analytical techniques, including sample handling, for the analysis of surfactants in the aquatic environment. Readers will find all the necessary information for analyzing the different groups of surfactants, with special emphasis on transformation products. Quality assurance is also reported on in detail. Chapters on toxicity and risk assessment are also included and give a complete perspective on the surfactants problem in the aquatic environment.

· Presents the finding of EU-funded research into fate and behaviour of organic chemicals in the environment
· Comprises a comprehensive variety of analytical techniques, including sample handling, for the analysis of surfactants in the aquatic environment
· Provides relevant information to all groups working in the field of surfactants

Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate

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Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate
Glenn W., II Suter
Manufacturer: American Society for Testing & Materials
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Binding: Hardcover

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Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate: Ninth Volume (Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate)

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Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate: Ninth Volume (Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate)
Ted M. Poston
Manufacturer: Astm Intl
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Binding: Hardcover

Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment (Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate)

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Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment (Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate)
William J. Adams , and Gary A. Chapman
Manufacturer: American Society for Testing & Materials
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0803109784

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Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment (Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate)
U. M. Cowgill
Manufacturer: American Society for Testing & Materials
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Binding: Hardcover

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Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment Sixth Symposium (Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate)

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Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment Sixth Symposium (Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate)

Manufacturer: Astm Intl
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Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment: Eighth Symposium (Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate)

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Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment: Eighth Symposium (Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate)
Rita Comotto Bahner
Manufacturer: Astm Intl
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Binding: Hardcover

Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment: Seventh Symposium (Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate)

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Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment: Seventh Symposium (Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate)
Rick D. Cardwell , and Rich Purdy
Manufacturer: Astm Intl
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Binding: Hardcover

Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Evaluation (Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate)

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Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Evaluation (Aquatic Toxicology and Environmental Fate)
Symposium on Aquatic Toxicology
Manufacturer: Astm Intl
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0686521161

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