Film Analysis: Organizational Transformation
Today’s organizations must remain competitive due to global economic challenges and other major current events. To do so, they must be willing to transform to meet changing needs. In order to transform, organizations often benefit from scholarly and professional advice from organizational change consultants who are well-versed in transformation strategies and practices.
In this Discussion, you examine organizational transformation in relation to the change process through the analysis of a film.
Review one of the following films, or obtain prior approval from your Instructor to review a different movie. Each of these films is available online to either stream or rent for a small price. All the films deal mainly with organizational transformation.
Made in Dagenham (2010)
Moneyball (2011)
New in Town (2009)
The Social Network (2010)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
The Big Short (2015)
Wall Street (1987)
Consider the organizational systems and environmental forces involved and the impact change has on the organization in the film.
Post a response to the following:
Describe how issues in the film relate to what you have learned in this course.
As OD practitioner, how would you use appreciative inquiry to address the issues observed in the film?
How would you assess the emotional intelligence of the key characters?
How might you use Killman’s conflict management style to mitigate the conflict in the film you viewed?
