Video and Multimedia
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Intersections: Management and Capitalism, “Business as a Moral Endeavor,” September 7, 2014 (10 minutes), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EseNAh9UwjI
John Mackey, “What Is the Purpose of Business?” Conscious Capitalism (6 minutes), http://www.consciouscapitalism.org/content/john-mackey-what-purpose-business/
SHRM Foundation, “Trust Travels: The Starbucks Store” (short version), 2009 (12 minutes), http://www.shrm.org/about/foundation/products/Pages/TrustTravelsTheStarbucksStory.aspx
“Organizations today struggle to build a workplace based on trust and values such as honesty, integrity and respect. Starbucks is a company that has succeeded because it has stayed true to its core values. With 137,000 employees in 40 countries, Starbucks clearly demonstrates that trust and values can travel to different cultures. This DVD explores how Starbucks achieves financial success by treating employees well.”
Case Study: Employees
Herb Kelleher (cofounder of Southwest Airlines), “The Business of Business Is People,” presentation at HSM’s World of Business Ideas, October 14, 2008 (5 minutes), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxTFA1kh1m8
This video explains Herb Kelleher’s approach to business at Southwest Airlines, highlighting the firm’s employees as Southwest’s most important stakeholder.
Moth Collective, “The Last Job on Earth: Imagining a Fully Automated World,” The Guardian, February 17, 2016 (3 minutes),
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/video/2016/feb/17/last-job-on-earth-automation-robots-unemployment-animation-video
“Machines could take 50% of our jobs in the next 30 years, according to scientists. While we can’t predict the future, we can imagine a world without work—one where those who own the tech get rich from it and everyone else ekes out a living, propped up by an increasingly fragile state. Meet Alice, holder of the last recognisable job on Earth, trying to make sense of her role in an automated world.”
“Wage Gap,” Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO, August 25, 2014 (7 minutes), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsB1e-1BB4Y
A look at the gender wage gap in the United States today.
Caution: This is a comedy program and involves strong language.
“Wealth Gap,” Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO, July 13, 2014 (14 minutes), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfgSEwjAeno
A look at the inequality gap in the United States today.
Caution: This is a comedy program and involves strong language.