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Article: The art of war and the art of management. (Management Strategy)
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- Industrial Management
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- September 1, 1992
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According to many historians, Sun Tzu wrote his classic essay, The Art of War, sometime during the period between 500 B.C. and 200 B.C. Since that time, his text has been translated into Japanese, French, English, Russian and Spanish, to mention just a few. It provides insights that can help one overcome both personal and professional obstacles. Tzu divides the obstacles into four categories: intra-personal, inter-personal, environmental and organizational.
In a recent translation by R.L. Wing, The Art of Strategy, published by Dolphin Books, a slightly different interpretation was placed on the Chinese character, bing, used by Tzu as war. The character can mean ...