There is a wonderful connect between movies and management. Classrooms’ effectiveness can be enhanced quite dramatically when appropriate movies are used for complementing the course’s learning outcomes. If seeing is believing, several movies can be used to complement the classroom learning. While some of them can be used to orchestrate a particular theme / concept independently, several of these movies’ plots can be used to underscore the importance of several concepts / themes. For instance, if one wants to show the influencing power and the corresponding impact of Pygmalion effect (also called Rosenthal Effect), 1938 Movie, “Pygmalion” (Bernard Shaw) can be shown.
Prozac Nation (2001)
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A young woman struggles with depression during her first year at Harvard. Based on Elizabeth Wurtzel's novel.
High Fidelity (2000)
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a comedy movie on mid-life crisis , job dislike commitment fear and broken relationships
The Siege (1998)
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a movie on job analysis, role clarity, job description, problems in decision-making when the responsibilities are not clear
Abducted (Layover) (2012)
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offers insight into employee engagement - how an engaged employee can go beyond his/er call of duty to save the organization's interest
Citizen Kane
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Illustrates about the issues and challenges faced in business alongwith ethical and non-ethical behavior
Working Girl (1988)
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The movie illustrates how innovation can come from any level of the organization
Face to Face (2011)
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The curious and intriguing notion of 'restorative justice' is explored in this film through a series of 'conferences'
Nine to Five (1980)
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It speaks about topics like - Sexual discrimination and harassment in the workplace role of HR in an organization, innovative workplace policy and unconscious bias
Horrible Bosses (2011)
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Gives a good insight into management styles, decision making, delegation and organization skills, etc.