trm 336.02 organizational behavior " a few good men"
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TRM 336. 02 Organizational Behavior
FILM ANALYSIS OF “A FEW GOOD MEN”
GROUP MEMBERS: INSTRUCTOR:YASEMİN AKSOY Asst. Prof.GÜNCE MALAN KIVANÇ İNELMENYUSUF ÖZTÜRK NEŞE ROMAN
Contents
1. Summary Of The Film
2. Analysis of Characters
3. Analysis of Group Behaviors
4. Army Force As An Organization
Col. Nathan R. Jessep(JACK NICHOLSON)
• High Mach• Low in agreeableness• Internal locus of control
“We follow orders or people die”“You can’t handle the truth”“We live in a world that has walls and those walls have tobe guarded by men with guns”
Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise)
• Not a risk taker• High in uncertainty • avoidance• Low in emotional • Stability• Type B• Low in self esteem
3. Analysis of Group Behavior
The three lawyes can be considered as a ‘work team’ in the film because their efforts resulted in a performance that was greater than the sum of individual parts therefore created synergy since member were different in terms of skills, abilities ad personality traits.
Effectiveness of the group
It is obvious that the team of lawyers was very effectve and obtained the desired result.
Work Design
Composition
Context
Process
Team Effectiveness
Work Design; member of the team had their own autonomy and accomplished skill variety by contributing their different skills.
Composition; heterogeneous groups performs more effectively due to diverse resources.
• Abilities of members,
• Personality,
• Allocation of roles,
Context; resources and ‘participative leadership’ were the most important part.
Process; the contributing variables are;
Conflict; is not necessarily
bad if it is not personal
in a team. • ‘functional conflict’• ‘task conflict’• ‘process conflict’
4. ARMY FORCE AS AN ORGANIZATION
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
• Chain of Command
• A Strict Line of Authority and Centralized Structure
ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN
• Extensive Departmentalization
• High Formalization
• Limited Information Network
• No participation by low level soldiers
Mechanistic Model
Colonel and other high level soldiers have the ability to make soldiers to do without questioning.
Legitimate Power
Politics in the Army
Individual Factors:Internal Locus of ControlHigh Mach Personality
Sense of Accomplishment
Organizational Factor:High Performance Pressure
Promotion Opportunities
Engaging in Political Behaviors
Motivation
Relation to Expectancy Theory of Motivation
Belief that their performance will be rewarded.
Learning in the Army
It is important in the army in order to shape behaviors of soldiers to fit with the culture of the
army force.
Operant ConditioningA function of its consequences
Social Learning
Through observations and direct experience with the behaviors of the others in the army
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