Purchase Solution

Machiavellian Dilemma

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

According to Machiavelli's literary work The Prince seizing power or opportunity is justified if the results are satisfactory. "Machiavellian" has come to mean ruthless opportunism.
Do any of you feel that there are times when "the ends justify the means"? In the business world must an executive "stick to the good so long as he can, but being compelled by necessity...be ready to take the way of evil"? Is there a valid application of Machiavellian theory in world leadership?

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

The expert examines Machiavelli's literary work for the Price seizing power or opportunity.

Solution Preview

There are definitely times when the ends justify the means, especially in a corporate and world leadership theory. All corporations have to be ethical but business ethics are different than personal ethics. ...

Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Operations Management

This quiz tests a student's knowledge about Operations Management

Accounting: Statement of Cash flows

This quiz tests your knowledge of the components of the statements of cash flows and the methods used to determine cash flows.

Team Development Strategies

This quiz will assess your knowledge of team-building processes, learning styles, and leadership methods. Team development is essential to creating and maintaining high performing teams.

Organizational Behavior (OB)

The organizational behavior (OB) quiz will help you better understand organizational behavior through the lens of managers including workforce diversity.

Production and cost theory

Understanding production and cost phenomena will permit firms to make wise decisions concerning output volume.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Machiavellianism - Ethics

    The expert describes the world view of a Machiavellian. It explains why the view might lead to certain types of conduct.

  • Machiavellian personality?

    I do believe there are some people who are somewhat Machiavellian. I have met ... An expert discusses this in detail Is there really a personality type that can be called Machiavellian?

  • utilizing leadership models

    Any powerful tool can be used both for good and for Machiavellian manipulation. The decision lies entirely in the hands of the project manager.

  • Intellectual Property Theft

    According to Shaw (2011), there are two types of employees who would commit IP theft: The Entitled Disgruntled Thief (EDT) and the Machiavellian Leader (ML).

  • Auditing: Internal Control

    Machiavellian (do whatever it takes) Required a. How would the auditor go about assessing which of the terms best describes the tone at the top? b.

  • Assessing controls

    Thus, if a review of internal documents reveals statements such as "don't worry about regulations, this is too important" the auditor would find evidence of a Machiavellian tone. I hope this helps. Thank you for using Brain Mass.

  • movie pleseantville: comparing the effects of color versus black-and-white used in the two films

    The atmosphere of the film changed during the BW segments changed the entire feeling - think of the Ozzie and harriet, Leave it to Beaver syndrome; the idea that life has a series of rules, and that there are less Machiavellian motivations than in the

  • Statistics Problem Set: Scanning Errors at Wal-Mart

    Refer to the Behavioural Research in Accounting (Jan. 2008) study of Machiavellian traits in accountants, where a Mach rating score was determined for each in a sample of accounting alumni who work as purchasing managers.

  • Prisoner's Dilemma: Strategic Decision Making

    656539 Prisoner's Dilemma: Strategic Decision Making Suggest how organizations could apply PD ( prisoner's dilemma) to their businesses' strategy formulation, diversification strategy, and industry analysis fundamentals.

View More Related Solutions