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To join family business or not: Teaching Script and Intrinsic Motivation through the Godfather trilogy

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 12; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ijme.2014.03.001

2352-3565

Margie Parikh,

Corporate Finance and Governance

This paper discusses the influence of Script and Intrinsic Motivation on entrepreneurial activity in a family business. The discussion is based on the Godfather film trilogy in a workshop format, which weaves rich insights into other themes related to the process of development of self, namely Games, Compliance, Identification and Internalization. The participants get an opportunity to examine their own choices of joining family business. To accomplish this effectively, a workshop parallel to the regular course is suggested, prior to which the participants should view the three films. License to screen the films for noncommercial purpose can be purchased for an affordable fee if a screening is organized for the group. Predefined clusters of clips from the trilogy are used for anchoring the discussion. The paper discusses the use of film clips with the help of theoretical background of the relevant concepts, a brief overview of the film trilogy, questions for discussion to accompany each of the six clusters of clips, additional assignment, challenges and bright spots of conducting this workshop, conclusions, and learning.