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Imponthenet |
Royal Court vs The Corporate World
Sep 22 2008, 4:59 PM EDT
I've often considered the competitive world of big business to be the modern equiavlent of royal courts in some ways. Granted that there are no physical executions in the corporate world ( as far as anyone knows), much of the same ruthlessness that courtiers used when jockeying for the King's favor are still used by corporate workers now. Any thoughts on this?
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1. RE: Royal Court vs The Corporate World
Sep 22 2008, 5:04 PM EDT
"I've often considered the competitive world of big business to be the modern equiavlent of royal courts in some ways. Granted that there are no physical executions in the corporate world ( as far as anyone knows), much of the same ruthlessness that courtiers used when jockeying for the King's favor are still used by corporate workers now. Any thoughts on this?"Very true comparison. Albeit one doesn't need a noble petigree to be employeed by today's most influencial companies (at least not anymore), but some still follow the "good ol' boy's" way of hiring and promoting. Definately can relate to various courtiers / employees who do something to displease the King / boss and you get "exiled" or demoted into the crappier office. Oh, I can relate! 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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2. RE: Royal Court vs The Corporate World
Sep 22 2008, 5:14 PM EDT
Perhaps this is where the word "cut throat" originated?
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3. RE: Royal Court vs The Corporate World
Sep 22 2008, 5:29 PM EDT
"I've often considered the competitive world of big business to be the modern equiavlent of royal courts in some ways. Granted that there are no physical executions in the corporate world ( as far as anyone knows), much of the same ruthlessness that courtiers used when jockeying for the King's favor are still used by corporate workers now. Any thoughts on this?"The old saying "It's not what you know but who you know" definitely existed in courts. And as it was all governed by the will of the King, it just depended on who he favoured as to how successful you were at court. There were old antagonisms which went back years that still affected how the different groups viewed each other. The jockeying for power caused Wolsey's death, the Boleyn's downfall & Thomas Cromwell's. Actually the political intrigues of the Tudor court are quite fascinating and of course there was also the religious aspect as sometimes the Catholic faction were on top and sometimes the reformer faction depending on who the King fancied at the time. He swtiched from catholic to reformer on a whim. There's a few theories out there. Either he was manipulated by the factions or he allowed them to have their way and was always in charge. Its hard to say but his daughter Elizabeth was a real master at knowing how to handle the factions. Mary of course only allowed the catholic faction to remain dominant. We have a basic page on court politics but it is much more complex than this : http://tudorswiki.sho.com/page/Tudor+Court+Politics Do you find this valuable? |
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4. RE: Royal Court vs The Corporate World
Sep 22 2008, 6:53 PM EDT
I've thought of that, Nan. I even thought of using it in my original discussion for this thread, but felt I could do without it.
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