what is significance of Machiavelli in politics

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http://www.historytoday.com/vincent-barnett/niccolo-machiavelli-%E2%80%93-cunning-critic-political-reason

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/07/the_modern_machiavelli.html
His book The Prince was one of the first (if not THE first) to put in writing what many kings and princes already incorporated into the way they ruled.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machiavellianism
how is it connected to companies?
How are heads of huge corporations different from some heads of state?
I am not sure...