Nowadays, subjects regarding to organisational studies are being taught at colleges and universities. Students learn the concepts and theories from textbooks based on the rationality and order related to an organisation. However, they do not know how an organisation operates in real life.
According to Bell (2008), textbooks and traditional case studies fail to deliver a clear picture of what is often overlooked and the hidden parts of organisational life in which these are featured in the films, hence they are considered a better tool for guiding students. This is further supported by Champoux (1999), who suggested that learning concepts and theories of organisational behaviour through watching various film scenes provides a better insight …show more content…
Google has a very open and flat organisational structure whereby people are free to share their ideas with each other. It utilises the committee approach to make the hiring decisions. This can be seen in the movie in which the committee is discussing about the decision of accepting or rejecting. Mr. Chetty asked the team’s opinions of Billy and Nick. Two committees Dana and Eleanor rejected them whereas Lyle pointed out that they have many years of sales and life experience than the age of most of the interns. Eventually Billy and Nick were selected by the …show more content…
This can be seen in the movie whereby Billy met a quiet Google employee known as ‘Headphones’. He shared his knowledge on Google’s products and prepared Billy for the next challenge to man the Google helpline. This culture is also the evidence in another scene whereby Nick attempted to flirt Danna and came out with an excuse “they've encouraged us to approach experienced Googlers and just pick their brains”. Sid, google executive, who happened to pass by and was about to give a talk on HTML 5. He immediately invited Nick to join him without
According to Bell (2008), textbooks and traditional case studies fail to deliver a clear picture of what is often overlooked and the hidden parts of organisational life in which these are featured in the films, hence they are considered a better tool for guiding students. This is further supported by Champoux (1999), who suggested that learning concepts and theories of organisational behaviour through watching various film scenes provides a better insight …show more content…
Google has a very open and flat organisational structure whereby people are free to share their ideas with each other. It utilises the committee approach to make the hiring decisions. This can be seen in the movie in which the committee is discussing about the decision of accepting or rejecting. Mr. Chetty asked the team’s opinions of Billy and Nick. Two committees Dana and Eleanor rejected them whereas Lyle pointed out that they have many years of sales and life experience than the age of most of the interns. Eventually Billy and Nick were selected by the …show more content…
This can be seen in the movie whereby Billy met a quiet Google employee known as ‘Headphones’. He shared his knowledge on Google’s products and prepared Billy for the next challenge to man the Google helpline. This culture is also the evidence in another scene whereby Nick attempted to flirt Danna and came out with an excuse “they've encouraged us to approach experienced Googlers and just pick their brains”. Sid, google executive, who happened to pass by and was about to give a talk on HTML 5. He immediately invited Nick to join him without