All of Sun Tzu’s strategies in The Art of War have been adopted by American businesses in order for them to be successful. Chapter one of The Art of War is “Laying Plans” which has five fundamental factors: the moral law, heaven, earth, the commander, and method and discipline. In business the moral law means one’s mission or goal. Heaven compares to outside forces such as the market and dependencies. Earth would be the scene of action such as people, place, product, and process included in production. Commander is leadership like a sponsor or a bachelor of arts. Method and discipline are the guiding principles similar to business ethics, laws, and policies. Sun Tzu said, “These five heads should be familiar to every general; he who knows them will be victorious; he who knows them not will fail” (Tzu 2). Basically, what this means and how businesses relate to it is that before one does anything one evaluates all business options.
“Waging War” is the second chapter and this informed businesses that to be successful one has to make the winning play, which requires limiting the cost of competition and conflict. In order for a business to begin any project it must have a sufficient amount of funds. Businesses need to estimate the required resources such as people, time, and materials. Business people make certain that the budget is accurate. Too much funding would be a waste of resources, but too little could leave the project incomplete. In turn, if resources are depleted and cannot be replenished, the organization would become bankrupt.
In the third chapter, “Attack by Stratagem,” businesses learned that the source of strength is not the size of the business, but unity, along with the five fundamental factors. In American busine...
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....” When choosing a strategy one must consider how it would benefit the business, an individual, make profits, and most importantly know the competitors and their weaknesses. My chosen strategies have all of these qualities which are vital in any business venture.
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Tim O’Brien states in his novel The Things They Carried, “The truths are contradictory. It can be argued, for instance, that war is grotesque. But in truth war is also beauty. For all its horror, you can’t help but gape at the awful majesty of combat” (77). This profound statement captures not only his perspective of war from his experience in Vietnam but a collective truth about war across the ages. It is not called the art of combat without reason: this truth transcends time and can be found in the art produced and poetry written during the years of World War I. George Trakl creates beautiful images of the war in his poem “Grodek” but juxtaposes them with the harsh realities of war. Paul Nash, a World War I artist, invokes similar images in his paintings We are Making a New World and The Ypres Salient at Night. Guilaume Apollinaire’s writes about the beautiful atrocity that is war in his poem “Gala.”
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• Choosing the strategy or tactic this corporation should select to take maximum advantage of its strengths.
Business is a very important part of life. It is used in every aspect of everyday life. A business is a group of people put together to produce final goods and services. Businesses fill peoples many wants and desires and they increase the money supply. Without all the businesses and corporations in American, the economy would not stand a chance at surviving. Most of the jobs in American contribute to companies. Without any jobs, the money supply would plummet. There are many different types of business and server sectors of a business. In the world today, businesses are a very important part of society and can be explained with the use of an argumentative and rhetoric analysis many essays in From Inquiry to Academic Writing: A Text and Reader.
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Every entrepreneur and business owner have the same dreams to own successful businesses, revolutionize the marketplaces, and develop high quality life for each generation. Leaders are trailblazers in their companies and no one know the internal structure and company current situations like they do; therefore, they have responsibility to think deeper for their companies’ strategies. As Cynthia Montgomery illustrates in the book, The Strategist, “A great strategy is more than an aspiration, more than a dream: It’s a system of value creation, a set of mutually reinforcing parts. Anchored by a compelling purpose, it tells you where a company will play, how it will play, and what it will accomplish.” An appropriate strategy is the most important
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Schmeltekopf thinks the meaning and purpose of business, according to Judeo-Christian tradition, is to be the foundation of our economy which permits us to live, upgrades innovation. As per Judeo-Christian the importance and motivation behind business is to finished your calling or work furthermore Judeo-Christian profound quality anxieties human equity under the watchful eye of God and the law as opposed to financial balance through legislative command (www.peopleof.oureverydaylife.com). You ought to finish the mission that God has made arrangements for you in view of your abilities whether a creator, a specialist, or handyman, that is your way to fulfill God 's
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Sun Tzu was a Chinese military general but most importantly a philosopher that lived in the 6th century BC. He is the author of The Art of War, a book about military strategy. The Art of war contains thirteen chapters all delivering keys to military strategy for success. It is a famous work of art that is used nowadays in many fields including business, sport and diplomacy. Business leaders develop strategies inspired form Sun Tzu ideas to reach their goals.
	The pounding of shells, the mines, the death traps, the massive, blind destruction, the acrid stench of rotting flesh, the communal graves, the charred bodies, and the fear. These are the images of war. War has changed over the centuries from battles of legions of ironclad soldiers enveloped in glimmering armor fighting for what they believe to senseless acts of guerrilla warfare against those too coward to be draft-dodgers. Those who were there, who experienced the terror first hand were deeply effected and changed forever. In their retinas, images of blood and gore are burned for the rest of their life.
Samuel B. Griffith’s translation of “Sun Tzu: The Art of War” is an inside look at military practices of today. I did not find one technique that is not or would not be utilized in modern military maneuver, leadership, or training. The most astounding fact is that the Art of War was written well over two thousand years ago, even at the most conservative date. Although most of the techniques in this text are already in practice today, the value of “The Art of War” is a never-ending treasure chest of knowledge, and it deserves a place as a required reading for anyone seeking knowledge about war fighting or the history of war.