Management through literature & movies
(3 ECTS)
Lecturers
Rebora Gianfranco, Minelli Eliana, Puglisi Michele
Aims of the course
Reading novels and watching movies is not only relevant to one's personal education, it can also
play a role in management theory and practice.
In fiction, managers will find helpful hints, suggestions and even answers to basic questions that
scientific
management
may
find
hard
to
cope
with.
Whenever traditional economic theories lack the time and patience to focus on what is actually
happening in the world, novels and movies may help us develop new ideas and increase our
awareness.
The course will try to define and improve skills and attitudes other than those usual in the domain of
academic studies and offer students new perspectives for the development of their ideas.
Group-work, lectures and workshops will be centred on movies and literary works to trigger critical
thinking and promote personal growth.
Syllabus
Learning materials from movies and fiction, classic and modern, will be used to deal
with company issues and managerial skills such as:
Change, Power, Training, Leadership, Responsibility, Problem-solving and
Decision-making, Crises and Emergencies, Humour, Irony and Management,
The Limits of Organizations, Quality, Negotiations, Motivation, Diversity
Management, Gender Issues.
Students' assessment will take into consideration original papers, presentations
and personal contributions relevant to the aims of the course and the problems
dealt with.
Reading list
Czarniawska B., Narratives in Social Science Research, Sage, London, 2004
Gagliardi P., Czarniawska, Management Education and Humanities, Elgar, London, 2006
Rebora, G., Letture e visioni. Il management attraverso il cinema e la letteratura, LIUC
paper, 2005
Varanini F., Il principe di Condé. Nuovissimi romanzi per i manager, Este, Milano, 2010
Lesson Timetable
Sept. 21: 2.00 - 3.00 p.m.
Oct. 5: 2.00 - 6.00 p.m.
Oct. 12: 2.00 - 6.00 p.m.
Oct. 19: 2.00 - 6.00 p.m.
Presentation. How Novels & Movies can play a role in
management theory and practice.
"The Power of Words. A Complex
Approach to Contemporary Issues in Management".
"The Power of Words. A Complex
Approach to Contemporary Issues in Management"
Nov. 9: 2.00 - 6.00 p.m.
Analysing management issues through movies. Guidelines
for student’s works
Analysing organizational culture across the world
Nov. 23: 2.00 - 6.00 p.m.
Presentations of student’s works