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Impact of Modern Movies on Employees

Behavior.

Abstract:

Movies are great way for families to spend time together. It does not matter

what kind of movie families are watching as long as they are together. The

process of watching a movie is a common way to be entertained in this day and

age. There are multiple ways in which people can enjoy a movie ranging from the

big screen at a commercial theater, on their homes television, or even in a car

while driving. This work/ study focus on to determine the impact of modern

movies on employees behavior. How movies impact employees behavior

Introduction:

The topic is impact of modern movies on employees behavior. The key wordsinclude: Modern movies, employees behavior, leadership, corporate culture,

movie tourism.

The detail of variables and significance is coming to next lines. Now what are

movies?

Movies are an important form of popular culture and mass media that we often

associate with mere entertainment (mankekar 2001). Media always have

influence people's behavior. Most of the times it is totally different than the

reality. There are some educational movies, cartoon films and movies on fairy

tales. Some of them are inspiring and encouraging and motivating. And there are

some action, violent and horror movies also. The daily News on TV which are

important too. They are also addictive and time consuming. They all have

different effects on different people.

Those movies make you feel that even you can do things which are out of your

reach; you want to work hard if you watch such movies. Inspiring and

encouraging movies are also there, they help you in certain ways. And besides

that they are entertaining.

Movies has always been used to instruct and entertain people. Throughout

history movies have thought people about war, love, life and death. They have

made people happy and sad, angry and remorseful. There is no doubt that movies

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have had some very important effects on peoples behavior. The movies

influences affect in young children as they pass through different levels of

growing up, and on people who often watch movies and incorporate them in their

own real life activities.

In the era of Globalization, the World has shrunk into a global village, yet it can

not replace the anxiety to know about one another. This is where tourism plays

an impeccable role. The purpose of study is to take the unexplored areas into

consideration and integrating those aspects into the current study. It has

examined how a movie image affects the decisions people make about a

destination.

We have also used movies to enrich discussion of leading management issues likesuccession, strategic planning, product development and the creation missionstatement. In all cases our use of movies has followed four simple steps.1-find a movie that is broadly relevant to the training need or issue.

2-rent or buy copies of the movie for the employees involved and assign them forhome viewing.3-meet with the person or group after they have seen the movie and discuss thekey topics.4-take the lessons learned from the movie and discuss hoe they might be appliedor in some cases not applied in the workplace.

Literature Review:

Movies:

Amovie, also called a film or motion picture, is a series of still or movingimages. It is produced byrecording photographic images with cameras, or by

creating images using animation techniques or visual effects. The process

offilmmaking has developed into an art form and industry.

Films are cultural artifacts created by specific cultures, which reflect those

cultures, and, in turn, affect them. Film is considered to be an

important art form, a source of popular entertainment and a powerful method

for educating or indoctrinating citizens. The origin of the name "film" comes

from the fact that photographic film (also called film stock) has historically been

the primarymedium for recording and displaying motion pictures.

Modern Movies

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Modern movies are generally considered to be the ones that have been directed

from the 1990's to the 2000's. These movies are worth watching.

For example:

Avatar (2009)

Director: James Cameron

This is an epic science fiction movie and one of the most expensive movies (USD

237 million) ever made. The story is based in 2154 A.D. and it's about how

humans are trying to interact with the local tribe of Pandora, called the Na'vi. The

humans are actually mining for a precious mineral which is called the

unobtanium and they want to expand their mining field and for that they want

the Na'vi people to evacuate their land. Watch the movie and see who wins. Do

they agree to the human demands or do the humans fail? This is a really goodmovie. And while watching this movie, do not forget your 3-D glasses.

Other Best Modern Movies:

Some other best modern movies list is given below.

Out of Sight (1998) The Matrix (1999) Run Lola Run (1999) The Sixth Sense (1999)

Almost Famous (2000) In the Mood for Love (2000) The Lord of the Rings (2000) City of God (2003) Finding Nemo (2003) Shaun of the Dead (2004) Sideways (2004

Behavior:

Behavior orbehaviour (see American and British spelling differences) refersto the actions of a system or organism, usually in relation to its environment,

which includes the other systems or organisms around as well as the physical

environment. It is the response of the system or organism to various stimuli or

inputs, whether internal or external, conscious or subconscious, overt or covert,

and voluntaryor involuntary.

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In humans, behavior is believed to be controlled primarily by the endocrine

system and the nervous system. It is most commonly believed that complexity in

the behavior of an organism is correlated to the complexity of its nervous system.

Generally, organisms with more complex nervous systems have a greater capacity

to learn new responses and thus adjust their behavior.

Employees behavior

Employees behavior, also called organizational behavior, is results of factors that

influence the ways employees respond to their work, leadership and customers.

Internal & External Factors/ variables that Influence

Employees behavior

Internal factors include leadership, organizational structure and thecorporate culture. External factors include family life and other

business relationships.

Internal Factors:

1 Internal Leadership

Leadership plays a key role in setting the tone of an organization. According to

allbusiness.com, the one quality that influences employees behavior in a positive

way is trust in leadership.2 Internal - Organizational Structure

This includes the organization's policies, procedures and expectations. A healthy

organizational structure will enable employees to be more efficient, while an

unhealthy structure can keep employees from reaching their potential.3 Internal Corporate Culture

An organization's intangible norms make up its corporate culture. For example,

the corporate culture of Starbucks includes friendly service, a welcoming

atmosphere and flexibility in the hours an employee can work.

External Factors:

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1 External Family Life

Employees' family life can have a direct impact on their behavior. If there's a

conflict in the family life, it can affect the employees behavior at work. The

employee may respond negatively to criticism at work.2 External Business Relationships

Other business relationships have an impact on employees behavior. For

example, partnership based businesses.

Other factors include:

Positive Environment

A critical internal force that influences employees behavior is the actions of

colleagues. According to Entrepreneur.com, "creating an atmosphere of sharing

and helping" was at the top of the list during a roundtable brainstorming session

at the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce when clients were asked to identifythe primary forces that improve effective customer service.

Technology

Technology is a significant factor that can have both positive and disruptive

influences on employees behavior. While technology can often help streamline

processes and make work easier for employees, learning how to use new

technology while remaining productive can be stressful.

Locus of Control

Employees are influenced by both internal and external forces, but the impact ofthese forces depends a great deal on their own levels of internal and external

locus of control, says Al Siebert, Ph.D., author of "The Resiliency Advantage," at

ResiliencyCenter.com. Those who have an external locus of control are looking

for people to tell them what to do. These are the employees who need a great deal

of direction and expect managers to give clear and detailed feedback at all times.

Those with an internal locus of control feel empowered to make decisions and act

on their own---they feel in control of their destiny rather than at the mercy of

external factors.

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Measuring behavior is not new, of course. Social scientists have been doing this

since the Hawthome Studies of the 1930s. But many organizational

communicators have been slow to measure their impact on employees behavior.

And now, despite communication audits being embraced by leading

organizations around the world, it seems that true evaluation is being

overlooked. Yet without measurement and evaluation how can we know what we

contribute and what we are really worth?

Organizational performance depends on appropriate employees behavior.Employees behavior contributes to organizational performance.

Employee communication attempts to move employees' behavior in theappropriate direction.

The ultimate success or otherwise of communication depends on how far it

moves employees behavior. Here, Rodney Gray argues that unless wemeasure the impact on behavior - where the rubber hits the road - our efforts

will fall short of true evaluation.

We can measure employees behavior through his job performance, job

satisfaction, his communication etc.

Model:

How do movies influence people/employee's behavior? Here are some reasons

and specific examples to support.

Media always have influence people's behavior. Most of the times it is totally

different than the reality. There are some educational movies, cartoon films and

movies on fairy tales. Some of them are inspiring and encouraging and

motivating. And there are some action, violent and horror movies also. They are

also addictive and time consuming. They all have different effects on different


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people.

For employees and children there are lots of educational movies some of them

are Disney, Leap Frog which helps children to learn alphabets, counting, colors

etc.

There is also the topic of horror movies and violent movies make people loosetheir grip on reality and develop mental health issues and in some cases act outwhat they see in a movie. This is why some movies get bad publicity and wind upgetting banned but the irony is that because its banned and gets bad press morepeople will want to go and see it therefore establishing a cult fan base if you will.For others it just shows people about the what ifs of the world, fantasy being puton film to help people escape reality for about and hour and a half. so as you seesome movies can have big effects on society by being controversial, by beingheartwarming and sometimes just to entertain the public.

Movies Influence on a Persons Life

Movies has always been used to instruct and entertain people. Throughouthistory movies have thought people about war, love, life and death. They have

made people happy and sad, angry and remorseful. There is no doubt that movies

have had some very important effects on peoples behavior. The movies

influences affect in young children as they pass through different levels of

growing up, and on people who often watch movies and incorporate them in their

own real life activities.

The primary reason is that movies have cultural and moral influences on people.

For instance, Youngsters love to watch the dancing princesses or the evil ninjas,

because of a lack of judgment and knowledge. They will copycat the actions and

behaviors in everything whether it is playing, clothes or habits. Children do not

have the sense to differentiate fact from vision. They think, what they see is real

and can happen to them in the future.

In above Para we generally talk about the impact of movies on society because

employees are part of that society so specifically we target employees behavior in

the next paragraph.

Movies impact employees behavior in many ways. E.g. if employees see horror

movies in their life then this will impact their behavior accordingly. If employees

are see movies on nature, love, good working relation, good family relation thentheir mood will also good and they will work in pleasant mood.

For example when employer or employee will see the movies the godfather whichdeals with Negotiation, Power and Politics, Coercion and Corruption,Succession Planning then he/ she will easily understand the how to deal?



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Significance:

Significance of the topic:

Movies have played an especially vital role in the battle for control of the minds

eye. Throughout the twentieth century, many Americans got their first glimpse of what a strike, union leader, communist, or mass movement looked like bywatching movies. No one film is likely to determine our vision of the world, butthe repetition of similar images over and over again until they becomecommonplace does create a way of seeing the worlda discoursethat appearsas the dominant reality to many Americans.How should scholars go about understanding the relationship between workersand movies? This is an especially important question for those toiling in working-class history, where movies have remained on the margins of scholarly inquiry; asubject that for many, as Dave Beck suggested seems tangential to real laborhistory. For many years, scholarship about movies and workers took one of two

basic approaches: Cinema scholars wrote about images of workers in films, whilelabor historians wrote histories of union activity within the movie industry. Thetwo schools were usually quite distinct. In last twenty years, a burst ofscholarship in both fields makes it clear that it is not enough simply todeconstruct cinematic images of workers or to write histories of studio laborisolated from the cinematic implications of those struggles. We need tounderstand how cinematic images of workers are constructed in the first place.To that end, we must realize that what happens off the screen is vital to shapingwhat is seen and not seen on the screen. Doing all this requires adopting amaterialist understanding of the film industry and its changing relationship toworkers as cinematic subjects, as audiences, as studio laborers, and as movie

producers.

Films Linked to Management Concepts

Session Activity Management Concept(s)

1 The Godfather Part 1(1972)The Godfather Part 2(1974) is suggested foradditional viewing ashomework.

Negotiation(Cronin-Harris. 2004)Power and Politics(Beeman, & Sharkey, 1987)Coercion and Corruption(Kerkvliet, 2002)Succession Planning(Brun, 2007)

2 North by Northwest (1959) Strategic typologies.(Miles and Snow, 1978);Environmental Scanning(Albright, 2004)



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3 The Bridge On the RiverKwai (1957)

Strategic planning.(Porter, 1980);Evaluation & control(Hitt, 1996); (Banker,Logical instrumentalism

(Quinn, 1980);

This paper (Management Goes to the Movies) has suggested the use of film as a vehicle to illustrate, elucidate and ultimately teach various concepts ofmanagement. A variety of factors are converging to support the development of acourse based entirely on film. These include the fact that todays employee mayor may not have the time, patience or desire to sit through training lecture afterlecture in the chalk and talk format. Further, regardless of how entertaining,scholarly and impressive the instructor is, he or she will have difficulty upstagingthe stars of Hollywood. Finally, real learning can take place because famousscenes from Hollywoods greatest movies tend to stay locked in the subconsciousmind of the viewer, rather than recycled in a bookstores textbook discount rackand training.For many years, the relationship between workers and film was of marginalconcern to historians and cinema scholars alike. The initial histories of the movies were little more than memoirs by early industry participantsproducers,directors, studio heads, cameramen, and stars.

Significance of the study:

As the industry that is allowed to us is PAKISTAN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATION. One employee of PTDC told us that we watched the tourists the

documentaries on culture. So what is the link of culture and employees behavior

look at the following lines.

Organizational Culture and Employees behavior

Organizational culture may be defined as the accepted norms and values that are

associated with a particular company. These norms are seen as distinctive to a

particular organization and normally affect the way specific organizations go

about implementing their organizational goals. These norms are also passed onfrom one group of the organization to another. The most fundamental question

that managers and other organizational stakeholders need to answer is what is

the relevance of organizational culture to the way they go about their activities?

Organizational culture is closely related to organizational strategy. Managers who

normally experience problems are those ones who fail to merge organizational

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Organizational culture related to employees behaviorOrganizational culture can be tackled in three realms; these are;

behavior and artifacts values assumptions and beliefs

All the above elements should be understood by managers and implemented inorder to influence and affect organizational culture.

Corporate communicationIt is essential to remember that any particular form of organizational culture isaffected by the way employees, employers and shareholders communicate to eachother. Organizational culture is reflected in the manner communication is madewithin the firm. Corporate communication normally refers to the way companiesdistribute or disseminate their information either externally or internally.Internal communication will refer to the way employees share information withintheir organization and also the way suppliers, partners and investors will shareknowledge with the company. Leaders should Endeavour to create organizationalcultures in which employees represent the best image of the company. (Brown,1995)

Decision makingDecision making processes are also ways in which organizational culture can betransformed thus changing employees behavior and competitive advantage.Organizations where employees are; confused about their enumeration systemsor those ones where employees' job description contracts always come in late orthose ones where new employees are never recruited on time, may have problemswith employees behavior hence service delivery.

MotivationMotivation can be seen as way of influencing employee's behavior in such a waythat it will lead to positive results within the organization. This is one of the mostinstrumental factors in the process of affecting employees behavior and henceorganizational culture.

Organization of Study:

Industry selected: Tourism

(Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation)



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PTDC or Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation is an organization

ofGovernment. The Secretary (Tourism) is the Vice Chairman of the Board.

PTDC provides transportation to various areas and owns and runs several motels

across the country.

Motels:

PTDC runs motels at a number of locations throughout the country to provide

quality low cost accommodation for visitors. These motels are located at the

following locations:

Astak, Ayubia, Margalla Hills, Booni, Besham, Chitral

Target people:

Target people are of course tourists.

Key words:

Modern movies, employees behavior, leadership, corporate culture, movie

tourism.

The impact of modern movies on employeesbehavior in the context of movies:

Here are some movies which have impact on employees behavior in the

organizations. These movies described that how much employees behavior is

important in the organizations. Through employees behavior organizations can

increase their employee performance, enhance productivity increase organization

performance and increase market share.

So now these movies are:

1) 300:

300 may seem like a bloody action movie, but it's also a lesson in creating a

formidable and fearsome business.

The story resembles what an entrepreneur often faces when competing against abig corporation. It also offers some insight into what it takes to be an effective

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leader, inspire employees and create a recognizable brand. And, yes, this film canbe ugly, but that's sometimes the nature of the business world.

Business Lesson No. 1: Your CEO needs to be a strong leader.

King Leonidas is as resilient as they come, in both the film and the actualhistorical battle that took place in 480 B.C. between 300 soldiers of Sparta,Greece and the Persian army. Although Leonidas is a warrior, he treats his familyand friends as equals. His wife, the queen, is a partner, and he's smart enough tosolicit her advice when it comes to business matters.

Business Lesson No. 2: Train your employees and foster a culturethat promotes loyalty.

The Spartans had a grim but effective process for making sure their society onlycontained healthy children. To put it mildly, their organization only accepted thebest and brightest employees, who were trained and molded into effective killing

machines.

Business Lesson No. 3: You need to have a strong brand.Leonidas is no fool. He knows that his 300 men and several hundred more Athenian soldiers who tag along can't completely destroy the Persian army,which outnumbers the Spartan force at least 1,000 to one. But he figures that ifthe Spartans live up to their reputation by ruthlessly and efficiently killing thePersians, the enemy might flee. In other words, Leonidas saw the Spartans as abrand.

Leonidas is an early marketer, fully understanding the power of words and

images. When Leonidas and his men literally build a wall of corpses they knowtheir enemy will see, it's an advertising message to the rest of the Persian soldiersthat come their way: The Spartans are a company of men you don't want toencounter. They clearly hope the message will spread by word of mouth.

Later, the Spartan CEO tells his competitor, Xerxes, "The world will know thatfree men stood against a tyrant, that few stood against many, and before this battle was over, that even a god-king can bleed." And because Leonidasrecognizes how important it is for the general public to understand the Spartans'unique brand of power and will, he sends a messenger back to Sparta to tell thetale of their fight.

2) THE GODFATHER, PART I & II

Never dishonor those who helped you.

Henry Ford once said, Integrity is crucial for business success once you canfake that, youve got it made. That may have worked for him, but in todaysworld one of the most valuable things in business is your reputation. When



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someone helps you out, or stands up for you, thank him. You owe him one, evenif he is too decent to tell you that. If you dishonor that person, others will takenote. They will know that if they do business with you, they might very well beyour next victim, and will steer clear of you.

Come with friendship, not with dollar bills.Business is all about relationships. A man with all the money in the world willstill be unhappy without someone to share it. This is why men close deals on golfcourses, in cigar bars, and over a meal. This form of bonding ensures that even ifa different person offers a better price, you will still go with the guy you trustedand spent leisure time with.

Watch your back.

As in anything where there are limited resources, there will always be people whosay one thing to you and do another. The corporate ladder is not climbed without

stepping on others heads. Know your friends and your enemies, and avoidputting yourself in a situation where you can be harmed.

Dont discuss business at the dinner table.

A big thing in the mafia was not discussing business at the table. Give your familya break from business talk during the most important bonding time dinner.Many studies have also found the psychological effect on kids always hearingparents discuss business is rather negative. Kids can become worried about thefuture, think money is the only thing that matters, or lose interest in talking tothe folks. So keep your work in your office.

Its not personal, its business.While seemingly at odds with the second lesson, we are actually speaking hereabout how you should view decisions. If you get passed up for a promotion, itprobably isnt personal it just made more sense from a business perspective foryour superior to do so. If your longtime client leaves and you didnt do anythingwrong, thank him for his long business and move on its not personal, and itdoesnt make any sense to waste time in misery over it. Also, if you have to makethe decision, you need to emotionally detach yourself from it to make sure itmakes the best business sense.

3) HIGH NOONAs a manager, you will invariably face situations in which your resources - both

monetary and human - seem inadequate. In some cases, as inHigh Noon, you

might find the spirit of your people, rather than their abilities, to be the thing

that's lacking. InHigh Noon, on the other hand, Gary Cooper finds he's taken a

job in which he's ultimately expected to do it all, relieving his bosses, the



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townspeople, of any responsibility for peace and safety in their community. Oh

sure, they're on board when there's no trouble; but when trouble does arise and

those Miller boys are coming to get Coop, he's suddenly standing all alone with

everyone else saying "not my job, man." At the end of the movie, Coop throws

down his medal - his badge - in disgust. No one ever said being boss was easy.

4) THE EFFICIENCY EXPERT

The Efficiency Expertis set in Australia in the 1960s. The movie works on several

levels: as a coming of age story about a young worker, the getting of wisdom by

an industrial patriarch, the getting of different wisdom by a hard-nosed

consultant. While these elements add to the overall appeal of this little-known

Australian movie, its great strengths lie in its articulation of problems facing

modern businesses and their employees in the wake of changing markets.

The commentary explores Ball's failure to empower his employees by instilling in

them a sense of control over their own destiny. Ball's Moccasins is even more

paternal and anachronistic in its management style than is Other People's

Money's New England Wire & Cable. In Ball's case, there's no need to worry

about takeover because there will soon be nothing left. Closure, not new

management, awaits the company unless something happens fast. The

commentary discusses the roles and techniques used by productivity consultants,

comparing and contrasting the applications of these techniques at Ball's and

Duramax.

It also presents lessons based on Ball's product lines, its focus on product instead

of customers; Mr. Ball's misunderstanding of his stewardship responsibilities and

the problems of succession in a small family firm.



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Wallace complains that the reforms aren't being adhered to and tells Ball he must

enforce them. He then confronts Ball over the financial information he has

received, noting that Ball has been selling off assets to protect the business and

the workers.

5) EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

As the movie progresses it shows how two people who are completely opposite

will stop at nothing to reach their goals. Its truly sad that people are willing to

leave everything they loved just for selfish ambitions. Zach is willing to leave his

friends in the dust while Vince unknowingly is willing to give away free grocercies

due to his own arrogance and his desire in being the employee of the month 18

times.

Employee of the month is a 2006 American comedy film directed byGreg

Coolidge, written by Don Calame, Chris Conroy, and Coolidge, and starringDane

Cook, Jessica Simpsonand Dax Shepard. The main plot revolves around two

shop employees (portrayed by Cook and Shepard) who compete for the affection

of their newest co-worker.

Anybody who has ever visited, or better yet worked in, an American box store

(e.g. Walmart, K-Mart), will instantly recognize Employee of the Month (2006)

as a comedy set in a common American workplace. It is the story of Zach Bradley,

a box boy at Super Club, who goes through his work with negligible interest in his

work or his company. On the other hand is Vince Downey, a head cashier who

has won the last 17 Employee of the Month awards, and is committed to

winning it once more so he can join the Hall of Fame and win a new car.

Just when you think Vince is a winner and Zach is a loser, enter Amy- a new

cashier transferring from another Super Club who has a reputation for dating

only Employee of the Month awardees. Boy-meets-girl, and Vince and Zach

become competitors for the award. After many twists and turns, Zach wins the

award (as well as Amy).

The movie is a fantastic example of the role of motivation in influencing

employees behavior and workplace commitment. Academics define motivation

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as the reason/s for engaging in a specific behavior. According to one theory,

people can be either motivated by external (extrinsic motivation) or

internal (intrinsic motivation) reasons.

In the movie, Zach could care less about extrinsic rewards such as the Employee

of the Month award and the new car, while Vince is attracted to these external

rewards. However, Amys entry changes things- Zach is attracted to her and is

now intrinsically motivated to become the Employee of the Month so she would

date him.

6) ROCKET SINGH

Lesson: 1 Dream Big yet Be Simple

Test: Principles of Life (Honesty, Integrity etc.) vs. Principle of Business (Boss)

Question is that what to choose?

Summary: Life is cyclical. So be patience and stick to the principle values of life

(To be honest, humble, dedicated, sincere etc.) In case of Rocket Singh, his good

character gives him way to 360 degree turning to his upside down world, and

made his career right side up.

Lesson 2: Present movement is the right time to act upon.

Test: When to take first step? What to do?

Summary: To sum up i would like to quote Warren Buffets words. He said that

I always knew I was going to be rich. I dont think I ever doubted it for a minute.

Lesson: 3 Everyone is important. Everyone is born with Great Potential.

Test: To form a company you need a crew, who could be they?

Summary: Even Zero has value if kept it at the right place and at the right time.It magically multiplies the value.

Lesson: 4 make your Crew member Responsible & Valuable

Test: To form a company you need a crew, who could be they? What kind of

profile is given to them?



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Harpreet Singh Bedi (Ranbir Kapoor) is a mediocre student with big dreams of

making big bucks. So what does a chap who is not an engineer or doctor do to

make money? Sales! Selling things to people who dont need those things is an art

that fascinates Harpreet. He starts his work with whole heartedly.

He started his business with strong thought that I am successful, here in film he

executed suddenly during a phone call lead to buy computers. As if he has fully

established business. Then gradually with words and action he developed his

business.

7) CORPORATE

Corporate is about the vicious circle of ambition in the private sector, and how

human emotions and life have no significance in it.

Corporate is based on the cola war that raged between two soft drink giants in the

county around two years back. The plot revolves around the way in which both

soft drink companies use NGOs, the media and politicians to their own

advantage. There are many scenes which bear a striking resemblance to incidents

that actually happened at that time.

This film takes a deep insight in the mindset of these powerful people and

attempts to find out what makes them tick. It explores the nexus between the

corporate world and the political; and follows the trail of sex and corruption that

hides behind a glittering and glassy exterior.

Given the fact that its a serious film and has an undercurrent of tension all

through, the goings-on tend to get slightly heavy towards the second half. Iftrimmed slightly, it should only prove advantageous.

The film has all the potential to carve a niche for itself.

Although Corporate is a well intended movie that deals with a subject that hasnt

often been told in Hindi films, but the movie eventually talks about the same

business tactics and manipulations that even a layman might be aware of.

8) 3 IDIOTS

Lifes lessons from 3 Idiots by Ramki:

1. Never try to be successful, pursue excellence

Success is the bye product & the result

Excellence always creates Success & it is a process of continual

improvement

Never run after success



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Let it happen automatically in life.

2. Freedom to Life- Life is beautiful

Dont die before the actual death

Live every moment to the fullest as if today is the last day Life is gifted to humankind to live

Live & Live happily towards happiness no shortcuts to excellence

3. Passion leads to Excellence

When your hobby becomes your profession, the passion becomes your

profession

You will be able to lead up to excellence in life

Satisfaction, Joy, Pleasure & love will be the outcome of the passion Following your passion for years, you will surely become somebody one

day

4. Learning is very simple-Never stop

Be humble

Teachers do fail, Learners never fail

Learning is never complicate or difficult

Learning is always possible whatever rule you apply

5. Pressure at head

Current education system is developing pressure on students head

University intelligence is useful & making some impact in the life , but it

cannot be at the cost of life

6. Life is management of emotions & not optimization of intelligence

Memory and regular study have definite value and it always helps you in

leading a life. You are able to survive even if you can make some mark in the path of the

life.

With artificial intelligence, you can survive & win but you cannot prove

yourself genius.

Therefore, in this process genius dies in you

7. Necessity is mother of inventionImpact of modern movies on employees behavior 18


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Necessity creates pressure and forces you to invent something or to make

it happen or to use your potentiality.

Aamir Khan in this film, 3 idiots, is able to prove in the film by using

vacuum pump at the last moment.

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