RT Article T1 Machiavelli and the Global Compass: Ends and Means in Ethics and Leadership JF Journal of business ethics VO 93 IS 1 SP 131 OP 138 A1 Harris, Phil LA English PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V YR 2010 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/178563836X AB This article discusses the perpetual debate on the Florentine, Niccolò Machiavelli’s ethical values and leadership ideas and the consequent creation of the mythical reputation and negative epithet ‘Machiavellian’. This article proposes recommendations on how Machiavelli’s thought and his study can best be applied to bring genuine clarity and value to organisations in these interesting and turbulent times providing a hopefully viable compass for a changing landscape. K1 Strategy K1 Power K1 Politics K1 Management K1 Machiavellian K1 Leadership K1 Ethics DO 10.1007/s10551-010-0630-y