ROBERT EARHART AND JEAN-LUC MORICEAU

ADDENDUM: TWENTY-NINE FILMS & SUGGESTIONS FOR THEIR USE

(1) Aliens (1986) USA Directed by: James Cameron Featuring: Sigourney Weaver Bill Paxton Paul Reiser William Hope Studio: Brandywine Films

Management concepts Film concepts Film as Case Study Aliens as Metaphor Value of Fictional Case Studies Evolution of Conventional Science Fiction ‘Dark Side’ of Bureaucracy Narratives Emotion Work Meaning & Symbol in Film Cassandra Complex Soundtrack & Visual Relationships The ‘Amoral Corporation’ Attributes of Commercially Successful Films Decision Making Sequels (as related to the original) Solid vs. Liquid Modernity Special Effects and Narrative Corporate/Military Metaphors Leadership Crisis Management Organizational Design Depictions of Female Leadership Mothering and Metaphors of Leadership

Discussion & Lecture Topics/Suggestions The plot of this film is driven by notions of organization, management and teamwork and offers an interesting critique of multinational capitalism. The link between commerce and military may generate some compelling discussion. Students are often reluctant to engage with a science fiction film in this manner, which makes it an excellent text for doing just that.

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(2) The Big Short (2015) USA Directed by: Adam McKay Featuring: Christian Bale Steve Carell Ryan Gosling Brad Pitt Studio: Plan B Entertainment, Paramount Pictures

Management concepts Film concepts Collateralized debt obligations Docudrama Subprime debt Didactic storytelling Capitalism Woven storylines Short selling Narrative editing Fund management Securitization Risk management ILQDQFLDOFULVLV Business ethics Financial products Economic bubbles

Discussion & Lecture Topics/Suggestions

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