The Pursuit of Happyness is a story about the long journey of a single father, Chris Gardner, trying to provide for his son. After being evicted from their apartment, he and his young son find themselves alone with no place to go. Even though Chris eventually lands a job as an intern at a prestigious brokerage firm, the position pays no money. They search each night to find a place to sleep, and food that they can afford. It is not an easy position they are in but Chris refuses to give up, and works hard every day to create a better life for himself and his son. Not only did I find this movie very inspiring, but I found it to represent many different aspects of how competitive the business world is today. It represented the environment of
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For a business to be successful, it must combine four kinds of resources: material, human, financial and informational. Although these recourses seem pretty simple to understand/obtain, the environment of business itself is must more complicated. The environment is competitive, judgmental and only accepts perfection. These hardships throughout the world of business where portrayed throughout many scenes of The Pursuit of Happyness. “Don’t ever let somebody tell you can’t do something. Not even me. Alright? You’ve got a dream, you’ve gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period.” Chris told this to his son at the basketball courts and I believe it to be extremely important within the business environment. In order to be successful in business you need to be working 100% all the time, there are others who are trying to beat you and take your job position, or other opportunities. As stated before, the environment of business is extremely competitive, and only the best/ most hardworking will come out on …show more content…
He grabbed his son once he got off of work and waited in line for hours to get a room. The man in charge of the shelter announced that there were only four rooms left, Chris was the fourth in line, however, a man cut in front of him. In order to keep his spot he fought the guy who cut him until he was accepted as the last person to get a room. To have the desperation to fight another homeless man in front of his some showed me how he had nothing to lose. He had absolutely nothing to live off of and he was desperate to find his son shelter. Without a stable finical state, his desperation got the best of him. There is an extreme demand for proper financial stability and management throughout the real world. Financial management consists of all the activities concerned with obtaining money and using it effectively. Proper financial management would ensure that financial priorities are established in line with organizational goals, spending is planned and controlled, sufficient financing is available when it is needed, and bills are paid promptly.( Pride,
For a business to be successful, it must combine four kinds of resources: material, human, financial and informational. Although these recourses seem pretty simple to understand/obtain, the environment of business itself is must more complicated. The environment is competitive, judgmental and only accepts perfection. These hardships throughout the world of business where portrayed throughout many scenes of The Pursuit of Happyness. “Don’t ever let somebody tell you can’t do something. Not even me. Alright? You’ve got a dream, you’ve gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period.” Chris told this to his son at the basketball courts and I believe it to be extremely important within the business environment. In order to be successful in business you need to be working 100% all the time, there are others who are trying to beat you and take your job position, or other opportunities. As stated before, the environment of business is extremely competitive, and only the best/ most hardworking will come out on …show more content…
He grabbed his son once he got off of work and waited in line for hours to get a room. The man in charge of the shelter announced that there were only four rooms left, Chris was the fourth in line, however, a man cut in front of him. In order to keep his spot he fought the guy who cut him until he was accepted as the last person to get a room. To have the desperation to fight another homeless man in front of his some showed me how he had nothing to lose. He had absolutely nothing to live off of and he was desperate to find his son shelter. Without a stable finical state, his desperation got the best of him. There is an extreme demand for proper financial stability and management throughout the real world. Financial management consists of all the activities concerned with obtaining money and using it effectively. Proper financial management would ensure that financial priorities are established in line with organizational goals, spending is planned and controlled, sufficient financing is available when it is needed, and bills are paid promptly.( Pride,