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Hello Miriam and all,

I have used the film 'Bend it like Beckham' (2002) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286499/ in my UG Cross Cultural Class (as a basis for a short paper assignment). It depicts nicely multicultural issues within the British society. Student seem to have responded well to that. Black Rain (1989, by Ridley Scott) has some good scenes about American – Japanese differences in the context of police work. And, if you wan to go a bit back in history, the series Shogun (from 1980; I recently bought the DVD set) has neat descriptions of European vs. Japanese cultural differences; http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080274/.

Cheers,

Jacob

Miriam,

If you'd like a humorous look at it, I recommend "Gung Ho" with Michael Keaton from the mid-1980's.

Mike

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From: Gevers, J.M.P.

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Subject: Re: Quick ideas for video clips depicting "emotions at work"?

 

 

What about 'As Good As It Gets' in which the waitress has to deal with an extremely difficult client

or 'Analyze This' which offers some nice examples of the burdens of the mafioso?

 

Josette Gevers

 

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Subject: Quick ideas for video clips depicting "emotions at work"?

Hi all -- I've gleaned many good ideas from the collective brain on this listserve...and I wonder if you all might be able to help me with a quick question:

In my MBA OB class this week, we're going to be discussing emotions at work (emotional labor, contagion, etc).  I'd like to start the evening off with a few short clips of popular movies that depict workplace emotions.  Does anyone have some suggestions?

The movie "Falling Down" with Michael Douglas offers a somewhat bleak example of how one can finally 'snap' after a multitude of frustrations.  I was also thinking maybe there could be some potentially good scenes in the movie "Office Space"...but other than that, I'm coming up blank.

thanks much!

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I was impressed with the numerous sources of video clips on emotions shared by the OB Division members.

I would like to ask for your advice on sources of video clips on CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES.  

 

Thank you,

 Miriam Erez 

----- Original Message -----

From: Gevers, J.M.P.

To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu

Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 1:18 AM

Subject: Re: Quick ideas for video clips depicting "emotions at work"?

 

What about 'As Good As It Gets' in which the waitress has to deal with an extremely difficult client

or 'Analyze This' which offers some nice examples of the burdens of the mafioso?

 

Josette Gevers

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From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu] On Behalf Of Susan M Jensen
Sent: dinsdag 13 november 2007 17:38
To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu
Subject: Quick ideas for video clips depicting "emotions at work"?

Hi all -- I've gleaned many good ideas from the collective brain on this listserve...and I wonder if you all might be able to help me with a quick question:

In my MBA OB class this week, we're going to be discussing emotions at work (emotional labor, contagion, etc).  I'd like to start the evening off with a few short clips of popular movies that depict workplace emotions.  Does anyone have some suggestions?

The movie "Falling Down" with Michael Douglas offers a somewhat bleak example of how one can finally 'snap' after a multitude of frustrations.  I was also thinking maybe there could be some potentially good scenes in the movie "Office Space"...but other than that, I'm coming up blank.

thanks much!

Susan M. Jensen, Ph.D.
Department of Management
College of Business & Technology
University of Nebraska at Kearney
West Center 255W
Kearney NE 68849
(308) 865-8189

I agree, it´s amazing what all together can build on! What about videos on LEADERSHIP and COMMUNICATION at the workplace.

 

Promise, I will create a common list with all your responses and send it out to you.

 

Best,

Miriam Sánchez-Manzanares

 

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From: Erez Miriam

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Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:07 AM

Subject: Re: Quick ideas for video clips depicting Cross-Cultural Differences

I was impressed with the numerous sources of video clips on emotions shared by the OB Division members.

I would like to ask for your advice on sources of video clips on CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES.  

 

Thank you,

 Miriam Erez 

----- Original Message -----

From: Gevers, J.M.P.

To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu

Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 1:18 AM

Subject: Re: Quick ideas for video clips depicting "emotions at work"?

 

What about 'As Good As It Gets' in which the waitress has to deal with an extremely difficult client

or 'Analyze This' which offers some nice examples of the burdens of the mafioso?

 

Josette Gevers

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From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu] On Behalf Of Susan M Jensen
Sent: dinsdag 13 november 2007 17:38
To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu
Subject: Quick ideas for video clips depicting "emotions at work"?

Hi all -- I've gleaned many good ideas from the collective brain on this listserve...and I wonder if you all might be able to help me with a quick question:

In my MBA OB class this week, we're going to be discussing emotions at work (emotional labor, contagion, etc).  I'd like to start the evening off with a few short clips of popular movies that depict workplace emotions.  Does anyone have some suggestions?

The movie "Falling Down" with Michael Douglas offers a somewhat bleak example of how one can finally 'snap' after a multitude of frustrations.  I was also thinking maybe there could be some potentially good scenes in the movie "Office Space"...but other than that, I'm coming up blank.

thanks much!

Susan M. Jensen, Ph.D.
Department of Management
College of Business & Technology
University of Nebraska at Kearney
West Center 255W
Kearney NE 68849
(308) 865-8189

----- Original Message -----

From: Gevers, J.M.P.

To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu

Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 1:18 AM

Subject: Re: Quick ideas for video clips depicting "emotions at work"?

 

What about 'As Good As It Gets' in which the waitress has to deal with an extremely difficult client

or 'Analyze This' which offers some nice examples of the burdens of the mafioso?

 

Josette Gevers

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From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu] On Behalf Of Susan M Jensen
Sent: dinsdag 13 november 2007 17:38
To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu
Subject: Quick ideas for video clips depicting "emotions at work"?

Hi all -- I've gleaned many good ideas from the collective brain on this listserve...and I wonder if you all might be able to help me with a quick question:

In my MBA OB class this week, we're going to be discussing emotions at work (emotional labor, contagion, etc).  I'd like to start the evening off with a few short clips of popular movies that depict workplace emotions.  Does anyone have some suggestions?

The movie "Falling Down" with Michael Douglas offers a somewhat bleak example of how one can finally 'snap' after a multitude of frustrations.  I was also thinking maybe there could be some potentially good scenes in the movie "Office Space"...but other than that, I'm coming up blank.

thanks much!

Susan M. Jensen, Ph.D.
Department of Management
College of Business & Technology
University of Nebraska at Kearney
West Center 255W
Kearney NE 68849
(308) 865-8189

There is another interesting approach when looking at cross-cultural differences in films. Instead of looking at clips, why not compare whole films where one film is a copy in another culture of an original film?

Several obvious examples stand out:

-         Infernal Affairs

-         Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven (and Tampopo and A Bug's Life)

-         Ring

-         Yojimbo and A Fistful of Dollars

-         Open Your Eyes (Abre los ojos) and Vanilla Sky

-         La Cage aux Folles

The list is almost endless, especially when you consider less-tight conversions such as adaptations of Shakespeare in different cultures.

This strikes me as an interesting avenue for research as the choices (especially the changes) made by directors and producers inform us about the different societies. If anyone is interested in some collaborative research along these lines, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Jon

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• Gung-ho
• Local Hero
• The Namesake
• Anna and the King
• The Last Samurai
• Outsourced
• Many episodes from the Star Trek series and its offshoots - "Star Trek" "Star Trek Next Generation" "Deep Space 9" "Babylon 5" (the space station set up for cross-cultural/species interaction).  These usually depict crew members from different cultures (or species) as well as encounters between the crew and inhabitants of different worlds.

• Upstairs, Downstairs (TV)
• The Sopranos (TV)
• Remains of the Day

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Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 7:07 AM

Subject: Re: Quick ideas for video clips depicting Cross-Cultural Differences

 

I was impressed with the numerous sources of video clips on emotions shared by the OB Division members.

I would like to ask for your advice on sources of video clips on CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES.  

 

Thank you,

 Miriam Erez 

----- Original Message -----

From: Gevers, J.M.P.

To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu

Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 1:18 AM

Subject: Re: Quick ideas for video clips depicting "emotions at work"?

 

 

What about 'As Good As It Gets' in which the waitress has to deal with an extremely difficult client

or 'Analyze This' which offers some nice examples of the burdens of the mafioso?

 

Josette Gevers

 

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From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu] On Behalf Of Susan M Jensen
Sent: dinsdag 13 november 2007 17:38
To: OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu
Subject: Quick ideas for video clips depicting "emotions at work"?

Hi all -- I've gleaned many good ideas from the collective brain on this listserve...and I wonder if you all might be able to help me with a quick question:

In my MBA OB class this week, we're going to be discussing emotions at work (emotional labor, contagion, etc).  I'd like to start the evening off with a few short clips of popular movies that depict workplace emotions.  Does anyone have some suggestions?

The movie "Falling Down" with Michael Douglas offers a somewhat bleak example of how one can finally 'snap' after a multitude of frustrations.  I was also thinking maybe there could be some potentially good scenes in the movie "Office Space"...but other than that, I'm coming up blank.

thanks much!

Susan M. Jensen, Ph.D.
Department of Management
College of Business & Technology
University of Nebraska at Kearney
West Center 255W
Kearney NE 68849
(308) 865-8189

I agree, it´s amazing what all together can build on! What about videos on LEADERSHIP and COMMUNICATION at the workplace.

 

Promise, I will create a common list with all your responses and send it out to you.

 

Best,

Miriam Sánchez-Manzanares

I sent a couple of suggestions earlier, but I don't really use long movies anymore.  Students don't seem to appreciate the 100 o 120 minute movies.  I rely more on shorter clips and my main source is CBS's newsmagazine 60 Minutes (There are some other programs too).   Some of the titles I have are: Out of India (2005); Imported from India (about the Indian Institute of Technology's graduates – 2003); The New French Revolution Summer 2004, is about the Muslim's population in France); Top Ten % (Spring 2005, about the Texas's college admissions rule); Echo Boomers (good analysis of this generation – October 2004); Sir Howard (about the British Sony CEO, who does not know the culture very well and doesn't speak the language either – January 2006 –A student gave me this one); The Look (about Abercrombie & Fitch's discrimination problems  - December 2003); Working 24/7 (about being connected and working longer hors as a result of new developments in IT – April 2006); The Millenials are Ccoming (The challenge for business to incorporate members of this generation into the process and making them productive – Nov 2007). 

There many others.

Thanks,

Ivan

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Department of Management

McCoy College of Business Administration    

Texas State University - San Marcos

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The trouble with other cultures is that people don't behave the way they're supposed to, that is, like us.  The solution to this difficulty is to stop expecting them to.  Craig Storti, The Art of Crossing Cultures (1990).

Las naciones marchan al termino de su grandeza con el mismo paso que camina su educacion."  "Nations march toward their greatness at the same pace as their educational systems evolve.  Simon Bolivar

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Hi Miriam and all,

here's a selection of movies that people emailed to Svetlana Khapova a while ago for a similar request:

• Harry Potter & The goblet of fire – the scene where Hogwarts' students first meet and ridicule Beauxbatons and Durmstrangs.
• James Bond – You only live twice – his reactions and interactions with Japanese and Chinese culture. For example, you can see his unease about marrying Mie Hama, and his unease about the whole ceremony, but he manages quite well – simply by imitating others and listening to all advice he could get.
• Crash: won the best film academy award. It explains how the USA is not a homogeneous culture.
• Mondovino  http://www.mondovinofilm.com/

 Hope this helps.

Best wishes,

Gina

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