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Essay / The Art of War - 1319
All of Sun Tzu's strategies in The Art of War were adopted by American businesses in order to succeed. The first chapter of The Art of War is “Making Plans” which has five fundamental factors: Moral Law, Heaven, Earth, Commander, Method, and Discipline. In business, the moral law refers to each person's mission or purpose. Heaven compares itself to external forces such as the market and addictions. The Earth would be the scene of actions such as people, places, products and processes included in production. The commander is a leader like a sponsor or a bachelor of arts. Method and discipline are guiding principles similar to business ethics, laws and policies. Sun Tzu said: “These five heads should be familiar to any general; he who knows them will be victorious; he who does not know them will fail” (Zeu 2). Basically what this means and how businesses relate to it is that before doing anything one must evaluate all business options. “Waging War” is the second chapter and it informs businesses that to succeed, you have to play the winning game, which requires limiting the cost of competition and conflict. For a company to start a project, it must have sufficient funds. Businesses must estimate the necessary resources such as people, time and materials. Business people make sure the budget is accurate. Too much funding would be a waste of resources, but too little could leave the project unfinished. In turn, if resources run out and cannot be replenished, the organization will go bankrupt. In the third chapter, “Attack by Stratagem,” companies learned that the source of strength is not company size, but unity, as well as the five fundamental factors. In American business...... middle of paper ....... "When choosing a strategy, one must consider how it would benefit the company, an individual, make a profit and, above all, would know the competitors and their weaknesses. The strategies I have chosen possess all those qualities which are vital in any business enterprise. Works Cited Armstrong, Jason “Sun Tzu's Art of War Interpreted for Business. Budo lessons to your martial arts business." Combat Arts. NP, 2011. Web. May 1, 2012.s.com/reading/article.php?id=500>.Newbert, Joe. "The Art of War for Business Analysts." Slide Sharing. Np, April 8, 2010. Web. May 1, 2012. .Tzu, Sun. The Art of War. Ed. Shawn Connors. Trans. Lionel Gilles. Classic Collector's ed United States of America: El Paso Norte Press Special Edition, 2009. Print.