Machiavellianism in the workplace culture. In research, Machiavellianism was positively associated with subordinate perceptions of abusive supervision (an overlapping concept with workplace bullying). Machiavellianism in the workplace Machiavellianism in the workplace is the employment of cunning and duplicitous behavior in a business setting. The term "Machiavellianism" is from the book "The Prince" by Machiavelli which lays out advice to rulers how to govern his or her subjects. Machiavellianism has been studied extensively over the past 40 years as a personality characteristic that shares features with manipulative leadership tactics. It has in recent times been adapted and applied to the context of the workplace and
Timeline of Niccolò Machiavelli the First Decade of Livy"; "The Art of War" and the comedy, "Mandragola", a satire on seduction. In 1520, Cardinal Giulio de' Medici (later Pope Clement VII, 1523) secured him a commission to write a history of Florence, which he finished in 1525. After a brief return to public life, he died in 1527. "(Dates in square brackets are conjectural)" 1469 1471 1481 1484 1491 1492 1494 1498 1499 1500 1501 1502 1503 1504 1506 1507 1508 1509 1510 1511 1512 [After April 1512] [After April 1512 and before August 1513] 1513 [1514 or later] 1513 [1515–1520] Circa 1516 [1517