the correlation between levels of Machiavellianism from high to low and music genre preferences in levels of passivity. A study conducted by Lau and Marsee (2012) examined the correlation between the callous-unemotional personality traits (CU)‚ narcissism‚ psychopathy‚ and Machiavellianism‚ and aggression in young boys. This study found a significant correlation showing a similarity between the three personality traits narcissism‚ psychopathy‚ and Machiavellianism. Results also indicated that there
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Professional Leadership Journal- Narcissism and Machiavellianism Assessments According to Nahavandi (2012)‚ personalities with an elevated score on the scale are relaxed using several resources to accomplish their individual aims. The Machiavellian (Mach) scale measures an individual’s willingness to put self-interests and his or her preferences above the interests of the group and a person’s ability to influence and manipulate others for personal gain (Nahavandi‚ 2012). An individual with a high
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The political ideals of Niccolò Machiavelli‚ written in his opus‚ The Prince‚ have contributed to the actions of numerous rulers over the course of history. These ideals include "the necessity of national unity based on a common language‚ culture‚ and economy and the preservation of national unity through the concentration and exercise of power by the state." (Adams‚ 31). The above principles had an immediate effect in 15th and 16th century Europe with many people trying to copy and adapt the ideals
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century‚ immediately following the publication of The Prince‚ Machiavellianism was seen as a foreign plague infecting northern European politics‚ originating in Italy‚ and having first infected France. Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was an Italian historian‚ politician‚ diplomat‚ philosopher‚ humanist and writer based in Florence during the Renaissance. His moral and ethical beliefs led to the creation of the word Machiavellianism which has since been used to describe one of the three dark
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Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli‚ the founder of the belief known as Machiavellianism‚ once said “Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand‚ for everyone can see and few can feel. Everyone sees what you appear to be‚ few really know who you are.” To put this quote in context‚ Machiavelli was instructing a prince to appear to be a trustworthy and merciful guy and then to be prepared to act in a manner contrary to the appearance. Iago from the play Othello‚ employs this exact strategy--appearing
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Focussing on only one personality trait and how that may enable or inhibit organisational change can somewhat dangerous. Organisational behaviours is often referred to as a complex system of personalities and systems to enable a group to achieve one common goal. How each person within this group achieves this or works towards the common goal can vary dramatically based on previous experience‚ culture‚ their upbringing or the environment they’re working‚ amongst other factors. Therefore to focus
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Throughout his reign as the King of the Belgians‚ Leopold II both followed and went against some of the ideas Niccolo Machiavelli lists in “The Prince”. One of the first things Leopold II did when he came into power in 1865 was pulling Belgium into neutrality in Europe due to recent shifts in the European balance of power. This goes against what Niccolo Machiavelli says in “The Prince” about what a prince must do to be esteemed. “A prince can also win prestige by declaring himself an ally of one
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Niccoló Machiavelli‚ in The Qualities of the Prince‚ gives the qualities a prince should have to maintain his power‚ or for an aspiring prince to acquire the throne. Martin Luther King‚ as a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement‚ did not aspire to the throne but to freedom and justice for the African-American community. In this context‚ he wrote Letter from Birmingham Jail which was addressed to the clergymen who had previously sent him a letter that criticized his
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When Machiavelli wrote "The Prince" in the 1500’s‚ his intentions did not apply to the twentieth century. Some very important figures of the twentieth century used basic ideals from "The Prince" to obtain and maintain their position in power. One of these individuals was Adolf Hitler. Hitler used numerous Machiavellian ideas to win his respective place in Germany’s government. The two most important Machiavellian principles that Hitler used were winning the people and how he dealt with cruelty and
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Macbeth; Not a Machiavellian Leader Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince was written as a guide to success for future and current rulers all over the world. Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Machiavelli’s The Prince both present different viewpoints on how to be a noble ruler. Some people say that Macbeth is a Machiavellian ruler. Others qualify him saying that he holds certain Machiavellian traits but not all. While other people say he isn’t a Machiavellian character at all‚ nor does he possess any qualities
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