Org Behavior Analysis of Fight Club
Student X
Student Y
12/01/2004
Professor XYZABC
Some NorthwestUniversity
Organizational Behavior
Critical Analysis of the movie Fight Club
The movie Fight Club is an in depth look at the contrast between three different organizations and how each one of them led one man to seek a higher purpose and a more satisfying existence by associating himself with those organizations. In an effort to understand more fully how Organizational Behavior concepts apply to this particular movie, we will look at each group individually, compare and contrast the main purpose of those groups with one another, and then we will explore how the concepts of Organizational Behavior apply to each group. At the start of the movie we are presented with a nameless character who never actually reveals his name. He works for a major automotive company and is dissatisfied with his current employment. From the outset of the film, the viewer is able to recognize the job he holds isn’t important to the story line, as much as the idea of being a nameless worker bee in the middle structure of some major corporation. The level of responsibility and job title likewise hold little to know importance except to illustrate a cycle of powerlessness to change the corporate structure. The fact that the main character is nameless, powerless, and dissatisfied with his career is important in that it shapes many of the attitudes and much of the groundwork for the working themes of the movie. We know that emotions lead to the development of attitudes, and our attitudes lay the groundwork for our behaviors. When one is emotionally satisfied with any given situation, their outlook and attitude about that given situation is predominantly positive. With a positive mindset, one tends to exhibit positive behaviors. We know the opposite to be true as well. Following the rational behavior model laid out in chapter 4 of the book, given any perceived environment, a person is going to present with
Student Y
12/01/2004
Professor XYZABC
Some NorthwestUniversity
Organizational Behavior
Critical Analysis of the movie Fight Club
The movie Fight Club is an in depth look at the contrast between three different organizations and how each one of them led one man to seek a higher purpose and a more satisfying existence by associating himself with those organizations. In an effort to understand more fully how Organizational Behavior concepts apply to this particular movie, we will look at each group individually, compare and contrast the main purpose of those groups with one another, and then we will explore how the concepts of Organizational Behavior apply to each group. At the start of the movie we are presented with a nameless character who never actually reveals his name. He works for a major automotive company and is dissatisfied with his current employment. From the outset of the film, the viewer is able to recognize the job he holds isn’t important to the story line, as much as the idea of being a nameless worker bee in the middle structure of some major corporation. The level of responsibility and job title likewise hold little to know importance except to illustrate a cycle of powerlessness to change the corporate structure. The fact that the main character is nameless, powerless, and dissatisfied with his career is important in that it shapes many of the attitudes and much of the groundwork for the working themes of the movie. We know that emotions lead to the development of attitudes, and our attitudes lay the groundwork for our behaviors. When one is emotionally satisfied with any given situation, their outlook and attitude about that given situation is predominantly positive. With a positive mindset, one tends to exhibit positive behaviors. We know the opposite to be true as well. Following the rational behavior model laid out in chapter 4 of the book, given any perceived environment, a person is going to present with