This new book Total Victory - Sunzi's Art of Business depicts 100 case studies in businesses and demonstrates how entTepreneurs and businessmen have employed the principles of Sunzi's Art of War to thrive and stay ahead in the fast-changing and competitive business environment. There are 100 case studies, with stories of wellknown entrepreneurs like Lee Iacocca, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Li Ka-Shing, Lee Kong Chian, Tan Kah Kee, etc. Famous Asian and western corporations like Nissan, Honda, Nokia, Hewlett-Packard Computers, Philips Electronics, Casio,etc. are featured as well, illustrating the credibility of Sunzi's strategic art of business.
Sunzi's Art of War is an enduring military classic that has greatly influenced the world. The principles of strategizing and the secret to winning battles contained in the classic can be applied to state administration as well as business management.
TOTAL VICTORY depicts 100 case studies in business strategies and demonstrates how entrepreneurs and businessmen have employed the principles of Sunzi's Art of War to stay ahead in the fast-changing and competitive world.
To succeed, an entrepreneur must 'know oneself', which means understanding his company and the situation surrounding him, and 'know others', which refers to knowing market changes, consumers' psychology and his competitors.
By using a simple and humorous art form to illustrate the application of Sunzi'sArt of War in the business world, Wang Xuanming has made the military principles practical for all business and corporate players.
Chapter 1 The Entrepreneur
Section 1 What is an entrepreneur?
Section 2 Moral upbringing of an entrepreneur
Section 3 Dangerous traits of an entrepreneur
Chapter 2 Managing the Employees
Section l Empowerment
Section 2 The way of employment, administration and operation
Section 3 Harmonious communication
Chapter 3 Strategy for Company Talents
Section 1 Knowing and deploying talents
Section 2 Improving the quality of employees and training for talents
Section 3 Sincerity towards employees
Chapter 4 The Art of Formulating Strategy
Section 1 A winning mentality
Section 2 Achieving victory without a ,fight
Section 3 Thorough analysis before setting targets
Section 4 Technology advancement is an edge .for business competition
Chapter 5 Competitive Strategy for Company
Section 1 Operating cost advantage
Section 2 Winning by surprise
Section 3 Strategy Of partial competition
Chapter 6 Competitive Strategy in Business
Section 1 Enterprising attack and active defence
Section 2 Insist on quality and dare to innovate
Section 3 Strategy in price psychology
Section 4 Attack on weaknesses. Explore new markets
Chapter 7 Market and Information Analysis
Section 1 Adjust product and services to changes
Section 2 Analyze the environment and know your competitors
Section 3 Analyze the overall market scientifically and accurately
Chapter 8 Business Competition
Section 1 Seize the business opportunity
Section 2 Looking for the best returns
Section 3 Dealing with uncertainties
Chapter 9 Art of Establishing Business Relationship and Negotiation
Section 1 Negotiation is an important technique in business
Section 2 The techniques of negotiation
Chapter 10 Building a Corporate Culture
Section 1 Establish common ideals and team spirit
Section 2 Be a responsible corporate citizen