Organisational Behavior
Introduction
The movie chosen is Legally Blonde. The main characters include Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon), Warner Huntington III (Matthew Davis), Emmett Richmond (Luke Wilson) Professor Callahan (Victor Garber), and Vivian Kensington (Selma Blair).
At the beginning of the movie, Elle is a Southern California college student, majoring in fashion merchandising. One day, her boyfriend Warner invites her to have dinner at their special place. She expects Warner to propose but actually he wants to break up with Elle due to different statuses.
Elle is angry but does not give up, so she follows Warner’s footstep by joining Harvard Law School. After passing the law-school entrance exam and successfully entering Harvard, she finds out that Warner already has a fiancée which causes her to change her behaviour, finally becoming the best student.
In the climax, Elle, Warner, Vivian and Emmett are invited to join Professor Callahan’s group for Brooke Taylor-Windham case. In the discussions, the opinions from Elle are inconsistent with other group members but she holds firm because she knows that Brooke is innocent. Brooke has changed her attorney from Callahan to Elle after she knows bad attitudes possessed by Callahan and finally she wins the case.
At the end, Warner tries to get Elle back because he realizes that she is good enough to be his partner but Elle rejects. Lastly, Elle is with Emmett and she graduates in first class honors.
Contents
Theory concepts
The theme selected for this movie is workplace emotions, attitudes and stress.
Eustress
Eustress is a type of stress and it is a necessary part of life because it activates and motivates people to achieve goals, change their environments, and succeed in life. It is a physiological and psychological condition that prepares us to adapt to hostile environmental conditions.
In the party at 45 Dunston Street, Warner said that Elle will never get the grades to qualify for Callahan’s internship next year. At
The movie chosen is Legally Blonde. The main characters include Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon), Warner Huntington III (Matthew Davis), Emmett Richmond (Luke Wilson) Professor Callahan (Victor Garber), and Vivian Kensington (Selma Blair).
At the beginning of the movie, Elle is a Southern California college student, majoring in fashion merchandising. One day, her boyfriend Warner invites her to have dinner at their special place. She expects Warner to propose but actually he wants to break up with Elle due to different statuses.
Elle is angry but does not give up, so she follows Warner’s footstep by joining Harvard Law School. After passing the law-school entrance exam and successfully entering Harvard, she finds out that Warner already has a fiancée which causes her to change her behaviour, finally becoming the best student.
In the climax, Elle, Warner, Vivian and Emmett are invited to join Professor Callahan’s group for Brooke Taylor-Windham case. In the discussions, the opinions from Elle are inconsistent with other group members but she holds firm because she knows that Brooke is innocent. Brooke has changed her attorney from Callahan to Elle after she knows bad attitudes possessed by Callahan and finally she wins the case.
At the end, Warner tries to get Elle back because he realizes that she is good enough to be his partner but Elle rejects. Lastly, Elle is with Emmett and she graduates in first class honors.
Contents
Theory concepts
The theme selected for this movie is workplace emotions, attitudes and stress.
Eustress
Eustress is a type of stress and it is a necessary part of life because it activates and motivates people to achieve goals, change their environments, and succeed in life. It is a physiological and psychological condition that prepares us to adapt to hostile environmental conditions.
In the party at 45 Dunston Street, Warner said that Elle will never get the grades to qualify for Callahan’s internship next year. At