HISTORY Flashcards
the Greek verb strategos means “army leader” and the idea of stratego (from which we get the word “strategy”) refers to the idea of destroying one’s enemies through the effective use of resources.
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Moses uses hierarchical delegation of authority during the exodus from Egypt.
1491 BC
Sun Tzu’s The Art of War provides a classic handbook on military strategy with numerous business applications, such as the idea to “win without fighting is best.”
500 BC
Roman poet Virgil tells the story of the Trojan horse, a classic strategic ploy where
the Greek forces hid a select number of soldiers in a large wooden horse that the Trojan army took into their heavily guarded city gates.
70 BC
King Arthur rules Britain. Legend says he make his famed round table so that no
one, including him, would be seen as above the others.
530 CE
Machiavelli’s book The Prince offers clever recipes for success to government
leaders. Some of the book’s suggestions are quite devious, and the word Machiavellian
comes to refer to acts of deceit and manipulation.
1532
The American Revolutionary War between the United State and Great Britain
begins. Weaker American forces win the war in part by relying on nontraditional tactics
such as guerilla warfare and the strategic targeting of British officers.
1775
Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo demonstrates how spreading resources too thin can
result in defeat of even one of the most famed militaries of all time.
1815
The American Civil War ends. Historians consider the Confederacy to have had
better generals, but the Union possessed greater resources. Sometimes good strategies
simply cannot overcome a stronger adversary.
1865
Following a series of deceptions designed to confuse and fool German forces, the
Allies launch the D-Day invasion in an effort to liberate Europe from Nazi control.
1944
Frederick W. Taylor publishes The Principles of Scientific Management.
1911
The precursor to the modern strategic management course was created as Harvard
Business School under the title “Business Policy”
1912
Alfred Chandler publishes Strategy and Structure: Chapters in the History of the
Industrial Enterprise.
1962
The Strategic Management Journal is created.
1980
Thomas Friedman’s book The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First
Century suggests that many advantages that firms in developed countries like the United
States take for granted are disappearing.
2005
