What Would Machiavelli Do?
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Stanley Bing
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Cunningly Machiavellian business strategy satire.
If you're tickled by the idea of flipping traditional business ethics on its head, Stanley Bing's guide is a delightfully wicked twist on the quest for success. As an online thrift connoisseur, you'll appreciate the tongue-in-cheek homage to Machiavelli's ruthlessness translated into modern corporate maneuvers. It's a light read, packed with humor and shrewdness that might just give you an edge—or at least a good chuckle.
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What Would Machiavelli Do?
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Stanley Bing
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ISBN: 9780066620107
Authors:
Stanley Bing
Publisher: Harper Business
Date of Publication: 2004-07-28
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.44
(rated by 783 readers)
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Cunningly Machiavellian business strategy satire.
If you're tickled by the idea of flipping traditional business ethics on its head, Stanley Bing's guide is a delightfully wicked twist on the quest for success. As an online thrift connoisseur, you'll appreciate the tongue-in-cheek homage to Machiavelli's ruthlessness translated into modern corporate maneuvers. It's a light read, packed with humor and shrewdness that might just give you an edge—or at least a good chuckle.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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