Interpreting business in film: Three case studies in creative leadership

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" Interpreting business in film: Three case studies in creative leadership "
Anice M. O'Connor D. Cowdin

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	53450
Doc. No	:	TL23404
Call number	:	‭3195876‬
Main Entry	:	Anice M. O'Connor
Title & Author	:	Interpreting business in film: Three case studies in creative leadership\ Anice M. O'Connor
College	:	Salve Regina University
Date	:	2006
Degree	:	Ph.D.
student score	:	2006
Page No	:	209
Abstract	:	This dissertation examines how the creative characteristics and behaviors of business leaders are portrayed in selected modern films. Using the specific genre of the biographical film as the medium, the study investigates how each film protagonist depicts particular traits and levels of creative action in business, as identified in leadership literature of the late twentieth century. The selected American films include Tucker: The Man and His Dream, Bugsy, and The People vs. Larry Flynt. In Tucker: The Man and His Dream, Preston Tucker is portrayed as a heroic automotive visionary trying to operate in a world dominated by the Big Three in Detroit. Presented as a devoted husband and family man, he is committed to breaking the existing automotive paradigm and political machinery through perseverance, humor, and team resourcefulness. In the film Bugsy, Benjamin Siegel dreams of building a gambling mecca in the desert, a place eventually recognized as Las Vegas. Unpredictable and violent, he nonetheless possesses the dedication to a vision that extends far beyond the economic worries of his crime family partners. In The People vs. Larry Flynt, the adult magazine publisher Larry Flynt is devoted almost exclusively to the pursuit of money and material wealth. Self-promoting and overindulgent, Flynt still shows creative leadership in his ability to unabashedly copy and market an existing business model for his own purposes. As the actions of each protagonist take visual shape through three unique biographical films, the similarities and differences of the main characters serve as excellent illustrations of themes identified in late twentieth century leadership literature.
Subject	:	Communication and the arts; Social sciences; Education; Business; Creative leadership; Film; Management; Motion pictures; Business education; Creativity; Innovations; Automobile industry; Casinos; Publishing industry; Leadership; Studies; 0688:Business education; 0900:Motion pictures; 0454:Management
Added Entry	:	D. Cowdin
Added Entry	:	Salve Regina University