{"product_id":"2026200013483-secondhand-management-and-machiavelli","title":"Management And Machiavelli","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do the ruthless power plays of a Renaissance political theorist have to do with the modern boardroom? Everything, argues Antony Jay in Management and Machiavelli, a witty and incisive work that applies the timeless principles of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince to the world of corporate management, organisational power, and institutional survival. Jay argues that the dynamics of office politics, leadership, and corporate ambition are not modern inventions but ancient human patterns, and he illuminates this thesis with sharp, often darkly comic precision, revealing that the struggles for dominance in any organisation — whether a Renaissance duchy or a multinational corporation — follow strikingly similar rules.\n\nDrawing on a rich command of history, political philosophy, and business theory, Jay presents a portrait of leadership that is as pragmatic as it is provocative. His style is accessible yet intellectually rigorous, blending satirical observation with genuine insight into how power is acquired, maintained, and lost. A landmark work that helped define a new genre of business literature, Management and Machiavelli challenges readers to reconsider the very nature of authority — and to wonder just how much has truly changed since the days of the Medicis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203380715739,"sku":"2026200013483-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/200eb83b-d9d6-49d7-ba25-0c2bb4f992fb.png?v=1788148094","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013483-secondhand-management-and-machiavelli","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}