| Description |
xxi, 281 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-276) and index. |
| Note |
Based on concepts from the ancient Chinese text, The secret art of war : the 36 stratagems. |
| Contents |
Ying yang polarity -- Stratagem one : to catch something, first let it go -- Stratagem two : exchange a brick for a jade -- Stratagem three : invite your enemy onto the roof, then remove the ladder -- Stratagem four : lure the tiger down from the mountain -- Stratagem five : befriend the distant enemy to attack one nearby -- Stratagem six : kill with a borrowed knife -- Stratagem seven : besiege wei to rescue zhao -- Stratagem eight : the stratagem of sowing discord -- Stratagem nine : trouble the water to catch the fish -- Wu wei : go with the flow -- Stratagem ten : remove the firewood from under the pot -- Stratagem eleven : shut the door to capture the thief -- Stratagem twelve : replace the beams with rotten timbers -- Stratagem thirteen : the stratagem of the beautiful woman -- Stratagem fourteen : beat the grass to startle the snake -- Stratagem fifteen : loot a burning house -- Stratagem sixteen : sometimes running away is the best strategy -- Stratagem seventeen : seize the opportunity to lead the sheep away -- Stratagem eighteen : feign madness but keep your balance -- Wu chang : continuous change -- |
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Stratagem nineteen : watch the fire on the other shore -- Stratagem twenty : let the plum tree wither in place of the peach -- Stratagem twenty-one : the stratagem of the open city gates -- Stratagem twenty-two : await the exhausted enemy at your ease -- Stratagem twenty-three : exchange the role of guest for that of host -- Stratagem twenty-four : borrow the road to conquer gao -- Stratagem twenty-five : shed your skin like the golden cicada -- Stratagem twenty-six : the stratagem of injuring yourself -- Stratagem twenty-seven : borrow a corpse for the soul's return -- Shang bing wu bing : indirect action -- Stratagem twenty-eight : point at the mulberry but curse the locust -- Stratagem twenty-nine : clamor in the east; attack to the west -- Stratagem thirty : openly repair the walkway, secretly march to chen cang -- Stratagem thirty-one : fool the emperor and cross the sea -- Stratagem thirty-two : create something out of nothing -- Stratagem thirty-three : hide a dagger behind a smile -- Stratagem thirty-four : deck the tree with bogus blossoms -- Stratagem thirty-five : to catch the bandits, capture their leader -- Stratagem thirty-six : the stratagem of linking stratagems -- Appendix A. The thirty-six stratagems as problem-solving tools -- Appendix B. Rapid-cycle strategy innovation -- Appendix C. Research. |
| Subject |
Competition -- Management -- Case studies.
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San shi liu ji.
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Strategy -- Case studies.
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Problem solving -- Case studies.
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Industrial management -- Case studies.
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| ISBN |
9781598693805 (pbk.) |
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1598693808 (pbk.) |
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