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THE ECONOMIC TIMES | MUMBAI | THURSDAY | 4 AUGUST 2011

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Gung Ho
| 1986

For Hollywood, the world of business can be a vehicle for many kinds of stories, from morality tales to conspiracy theories to David-and-Goliath fables. With that in mind, Bloomberg Businessweek asked deans at the top 30 US business schools to name their favourite movies with a business theme or lesson and to explain their choices. For anyone contemplating business school, or currently enrolled in one, these picks serve as a kind of silver-screen curriculum on leadership, ethics, and the exercise of power. By Kiah Haslett

Must See Movies for B-School Student

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Repo Man
| 1984

Starring: Michael Keaton, Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt Recommended by: Joseph Thomas, dean of Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management

The Social Network

| 2010

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Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Tracey Walter Recommended by: Thomas W. Gilligan, dean of the University of Texas, Austin's McCombs School of Business

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake Recommended by: Bob Dammon, dean of Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business; Judy Olian, dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management; and James W. Dean Jr., dean of the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flager Business School

Paul Danos

Joseph Thomas This movie was made when Japan was showing the world how to make better products. The movie is about the clash and eventual reconciliation of cultures. Both cultures are overdrawn a bit, but the movie is thoughtful

Thomas W. Gilligan Determined professionals relentlessly pursue legitimate commercial objectives in a morally and technologically ambiguous world.

Judy Olian A must-see primer on how the millennials think, invent, and connectand how bumpy the ride can be from rags to riches.

The Godfather | 1970

Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan Recommended by: Paul Danos, dean of Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business, and Robert F. Bruner, dean of the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business

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Norma Rae

| 1979

Wall Street

| 1987

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Starring: Sally Field, Beau Bridges Recommended by: James W. Dean Jr., dean of the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flager Business School.

Starring: Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, and Tamara Tunie Recommended by: Bob Dammon, dean of Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business

Michael Corleone, in ordering execution for a top lieutenant's switching loyalty says, "Tessio was smarter," indicating that it did not surprise him that Tessio would be the first to switch allegiance to a new leader when the old leader was past his prime.

It's a Wonderful Life

| 1946

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James W. Dean Jr. Leadership doesn't just come from the top. Norman Rae is a single mother whodespite great personal riskfights to unionize her textile mill to improve terrible working conditions.

Bob Dammon For me, the story is about a character (Charlie Sheen) who is torn between the moral and ethical upbringing he received from his father (Martin Sheen) and the allure of wealth and power as embodied by Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas).

Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore Recommended by: Joseph Thomas, dean of Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management, and Paul Danos, dean of Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business

Joseph Thomas

Patton

| 1970

12 Angry Men | 1957

Starring: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, and Martin Balsam

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Starring: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young. Recommended by: Robert F. Bruner, dean of the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business

The small Savings and Loan officer, George Bailey, lambastes the money bags character, Mr. Potter, with " my father didn't think so. People were human beings to him

Recommended by: Joseph Thomas, dean of Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management

Other People's Money | 1991

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Robert F. Bruner A profile of the most aggressive American general in World War II. This movie prompts deep reflections on the emotional intelligence that must underpin true leaders Joseph Thomas This is not really a business book, but it is a wonderful depiction of group decision making, consensus-building, and persuasion, all crucial in business. For years, this movie was utilized in one of our courses at Johnson.

Starring: Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller Recommended by: Thomas W. Gilligan, dean of the University of Texas, Austin's McCombs School of Business

Judy Olian

Inside Job Moonstruck | 1987

| 2010

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Starring: Matt Damon, William Ackman, Daniel Alpert Recommended by: Judy Olian, dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management

Starring: Cher, Nicolas Cage Recommended by: Paul Danos, dean of Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business

A post-mortem of the most significant global economic crisis in decades, pointing to shared culpability across many institutions, government and organizations.

26 A Small Act | 2010 | Starring: Chris Mburu, Hilde Back 27 A Christmas Carol | 1984 | Starring: George C Scott 28 Working Girl | 1988 | Starring: Melanie Griffith, H Ford 29 Invictus | 2009 | Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon 30 Too Big to Fail | 2011 | Starring: J Woods, J Heard
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Up in the Air

| 2009

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Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, & Anna Kendrick Recommended by: Judy Olian, dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management

Paul Danos The character Cosmo Castorini has the "hard sell" down pat, saying to a naive young couple: "There are three kinds of pipe. There's what you have, which is garbageand you can see where that's gotten you. There's bronze, which is pretty good, unless something goes wrong

Tunes of Glory Trading Places

| 1983

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Starring: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy Recommended by: Joseph Thomas, dean of Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management, and Bob Dammon, dean of Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business

Starring: Alec Guinness, John Mills Recommended by: Robert F. Bruner, dean of the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business

Herb and Dorothy | 2008

Bob Dammon A humorous story of greed, deception and redemption. It is always great when the good guys win.

Starring: Herb, Dorothy Vogel Recommended by: Judy Olian, dean of the UCLA Anderson School of Management

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Barbarians at the Gate
| 1993

Judy Olian The beauty of maniacal focus: how a couple of modest means amassed one of the great modern art collections in America

The Wizard of Oz

| 1939

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Starring: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan Recommended by: James W. Dean Jr., dean of the University of North Carolina's KenanFlager Business School

The Secret of My Success |1987

Starring: James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Riegert Recommended by: Bob Dammon, dean of Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business

Starring: Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan Recommended by: Bob Dammon, dean of Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business

James W. Dean Jr. This famous classic showcases Industrial Age perfection in the Emerald City.

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Bob Dammon A great comedy about a young Midwesterner (Michael J. Fox) traveling to the big city to begin his corporate career

House of Strangers | 1949

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Risky Business |
1983

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Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, Richard Conte Recommended by: Paul Danos, dean of Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business

Something Ventured | 2011

Starring: Bill Bowes, Herbert Boyer

Paul Danos House of Strangers shows how microfinance worked in the ghettos of New York in the 1920s and '30s. The Gino Monetti character's banking success is based on lending money to neighbourhood people with just a handshake, but that kind of "collateral" does not pass muster with the new breed of bank regulators.

Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano Recommended by: Thomas W. Gilligan, dean of the University of Texas, Austin's McCombs School of Business

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Recommended by: Rich Lyons, dean of the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business

Rich Lyons It's about the history of the VC industry and Silicon Valley. It did a fine job of communicating what the founding actors of VC are really like. One gets the feeling that if this hadn't been captured like this today, it might never have been captured in this first-person way.

Animal House |1978

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Citizen Kane
1941

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Starring: John Belushi, Karen Allen, Tom Hulce Recommended by: Thomas W. Gilligan, dean of the University of Texas, Austin's McCombs School of Business

Man in the Gray Flannel Suit | 1956

Starring: Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones

Thomas W. Gilligan

Starring: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore Recommended by: Paul Danos, dean of Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business, and James W. Dean Jr., dean of the University of North Carolina's KenanFlager Business School

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Recommended by: Robert F. Bruner, dean of the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business

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