Office Space: Report‚ Group 35 1.) With reference to specific examples from the film‚ critically reflect on how Office Space illustrates tensions in the wage and effort bargain between management and workers. The purpose of this question is to illustrate tensions in the wage and effort bargain between management and workers‚ more specifically‚ the wage and effort bargain issues that arise in the film Office Space. Throughout this essay we will discuss the theory behind the wage effort bargain
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Office Space: Emotional Competency Analysis In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course Communication 478-1: Organizational Communication By: Samson Mengesha Date: Nov. 25/ 2011 Office space‚ a critically acclaimed film‚ portrays many significant themes one faces in an organization. Although it may seem like this movie was a comically based office story‚ it tells a deeper story about one‚ Peter Giffins and his environment in the work place as he goes to work every day
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Every single character in the “Office Space” movie depicts various stereotypes you can find in the workplace. These characters are both simplified and exaggerated as we can see in the opening scene with Peter Gibbons‚ a businessman‚ stuck in the morning traffic going to work. He looks unhappy and depressed. He is frustrated as he is barely driving and as this old guy walking on the side walk is even going faster than him. He tries to escape from the traffic as he sees the other lane moving faster
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The organization shown in the movie (INITECH) was clearly a case of multicultural environment comprised several identities‚ nationalities and different religions. (E.g. Samir is an Arab Muslim) In the light of contractual relationship among employees as well as employees with their organization‚ we have observed several types of contracts such as psychological contract (peter with himself which after the hypnotism has been changed significantly during the story)‚ the implicit contract between Lumbergh
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I choose to analyze the movie Office Space. My analysis focuses on the lack of motivation Peter has for his job as well as analyzing the values he takes into consideration when making decisions. I will be using the scene where Peter is interviewed by the Bobs as a focal point for my analysis. I will be performing this analysis by using one concept and two theories which are the psychological contract‚ Hackman & Oldham Job Characteristics Theory‚ and Kohlberg’s theory. Peter’s perspective on what
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Office space stress! Peter: I’m in the car because there is a heavy traffic so I’m stressed‚ I look at the clock it’s late and it upset me more. Samir: call Peter on the phone... Peter: Hi Samir how are you? Samir: Hello good and you? Peter: so-so the traffic is too heavy I’m about to go there. Samir: ok here is Michael we will wait for you Peter: pass me Michael Samir: Ok Michael: hi what has happening why don’t you get here. Peter: Hi traffic sucks here‚ the boss is already there
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Human Resource Management in Office Space There are many challenges that a firm’s Human Resources department must deal with effectively over the lifetime of a company. Office Space‚ as an example‚ directed by Mike Judge‚ presents many of the challenges of everyday life that a Human Resource (HR) department must cope with. The HR department must create a feeling of job satisfaction for employees or possibly face dire consequences like in the film‚ Office Space. The movie is a great example of what
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Office Space I have often heard the movie Office Space called funny‚ albeit an exaggeration of the bureaucracy‚ particularly in America. While I have to agree that it is quite funny‚ I wouldn’t know what to make of it as a parody of the American bureaucracy. Though yes‚ the characteristics of Weber’s bureaucracy has been portrayed‚ along with Marx’s alienation. Most of what I’ve heard and read about why office space is a must watch film is because people can actually relate to the day-to-day agony
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Organizational Behavior: Office Space Stephanie Fasulo MGMT 459 University of La Verne Professor Maria C. Duran September 7‚ 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………………… 3 Work Motivation…...….……………………………………………………………4 Group Dynamics………..……………...................................................................... 5 Organizational Structure and Culture….…………………………............................7 Sail Around………………………………………………………………..………. 5 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………
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Statement: Office Space displays the psychological torment and stress that people endure in their repetitious work routines and how they react to each predicament they encounter. Job security for much of society’s employees has become an increasingly large trepidation for those self-thought to be in an uncontrollable situation. Also‚ the working man’s perspective has the ability to be swayed for better or worse while suppressing years of frustration associated with work. The movie Office Space (1999)
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