Movie Analysis – Wall Street (1987)
Order Description
MGMT 451W 2017
Instructions, Evaluation Criteria, and Study Guide for Final Movie Analysis
Purpose
The purpose of this final analysis is to apply concepts from the course to an analysis of a movie (to be announced). The goal is to reinforce and test your ability to apply course concepts in a vivid and interesting way.
Preparation Recommendation: Review the textbook, powerpoints from classes, previous assignments, and class notes to refresh your memory about concepts learned in class. Then view the film with these in mind. While viewing the film, take notes about connections that come to mind that you can develop further later. Revisit notes and text to insure that you are applying the concepts correctly! Do NOT tell me the story of the film. I know it! Use the precious space to show me your thinking and analysis. And, have fun!
Format: (Max 8 pages double spaced, 11 point type, 1 margins)
Include the academic integrity deliverable statement signed.
Proofread the document carefully and insert page numbers.
Refer to people in the film by their character name. Use bold or underlining to highlight each concept youre applying (for example, whistleblowing).
Grading criteria:
Course concept identification and application identification of relevant concepts (about 25 concepts is a good number to shoot for), accurate application of each, with explicit example(s) from film used to illustrate each application (75 points)
Comprehensiveness (representation across chapters) and relevance/importance (did you choose the most important/relevant concepts from across course content?) (10 points)
Overall depth and quality of thought careful analysis and insight (10 points)
Quality of writing (5 points)
Academic Integrity Expectations:
You may view the film as many times as you wish.
You may NOT discuss the film with classmates or anyone taking (or who has taken MGMT 451W) until after all exams are turned in.
You should write the paper completely independently and not discuss it or show it to classmates in any section of MGMT451W until after all exams are turned in.
Following is a selected list of course concepts that you might be able to apply. This list was developed to be comprehensive and applicable to multiple films so some concepts will be more applicable to the film you are analyzing than others.
Selected List of Course Topics and Concepts
Chapter 1
Values
Cynicism
Relationship between ethics and the law
Chapter 2
What is the ethical dilemma (s)? (values in conflict)
What is the right thing to do? (philosophical prescriptions)
Consequentialism (minimize harms + maximize benefits for society overall)
Deontology
Duties, obligations, responsibilities
Principles and values, moral rules
Golden rule
Kants categorical imperative
Rawls veil of ignorance
Virtue Ethics
Relevant moral community
Ethical role model or harshest moral critic
Disclosure rule
Chapter 3
Ethical awareness, judgment, and behavior (individual differences and psychology)
Ethical awareness how it is enhanced and muted (social consensus, ethical language, harm, scripts) (remember Pinto Fires)
Ethical judgment
Cognitive moral development
Locus of control
Moral disengagement 8 specific mechanisms
Cognitive barriers/biases
Fact gathering
Confirmation bias
Consequences
Integrity (illusion of moral superiority)
Script processing (not thinking; routinization)
Emotions
Chapter 4
Individual ethical issues
Spear in the sand issue
Preparation (getting support from others, gathering evidence, considering the possible consequences, considering timing and the approach [actual words, to whom, anonymity or not])
Conflicts of interest
Customer confidence issue
Use of corporate resources
Voicing your values (speaking up and whistleblowing)
Chapter 5
Ethica/unethicall culture (formal and informal systems and alignment between them) and situation
Formal systems (ethical or unethical?)
Executive Leadership (Ethical/Unethical/Silent/Hypocrital)
Selection Systems
Policies and Codes
Orientation, Communication, and Training Programs
Performance Management Systems (Rewards/Discipline)
Organizational Authority Structure (Is questioning authority encouraged?)
Decision-Making Processes (Is ethical thinking part of formal decision-making?)
Informal systems (ethical or unethical?)
Role Models and Heroes
Norms
Rituals (gatherings, events, celebrations, etc.)
Myths and Stories
Language (How ethical/unethical/euphemistic is the typical language?)
Alignment/misalignment
Values/aspirations vs. compliance/regulation/monitoring
Chapter 6
Managing Ethics
Communicating ethics codes, policies, mission statements, etc.
Using the reward system to manage ethics
Evaluating the ethics program
Values vs. compliance approaches
Chapter 7
Specific situational influences
Multiple ethical selves
Goals
Rewards/Discipline
Social learning
Group norms
Diffusion of responsibility
Dividing responsibility
Psychological distance
Obedience to authority
Roles (conflicting, affect on decision making and action)
Chapter 8
Ethical problems of managers
Hiring
Performance evaluation
Discipline
Terminations
Diversity
Harassment
Family and personal issues
Chapter 9
Corporate social responsibility
Reasons for social responsibility (pragmatic, ethical, strategic)
CSR pyramid (economic, legal, ethical, philanthropic responsibility)
Stakeholder mindset
Is socially responsible business good business?
Chapter 10
Ethical problems of organizations
Managing Stakeholders
Consumers
Employees
Shareholders
The Community
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There is selected list of course topics and concepts above and all of them are from the text book, lecture slides , and course materials from the class. However, the writer can find most of its information from google. You don\’t have to talk about every concepts on the selected list. (few concepts from each chapters so that paper can be 7 pgs long).
And also, the name of the textbook is MANAGING BUSINESS EHTICS Straight Talk About How To Do It Right (sixth edition) by Linda K. TREVINO KATHERINE A. NELSON
