Using video clips from “The Office” to illustrate organizational behavior concepts

Cain, Jeff; Policastri, Anne

doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2013.07.009

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“…1 However, few solutions to this issue have been suggested over the past several decades, and even fewer explored and reported in the published literature. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] At the same time, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) has only increased its calls for strengthening the focus on these items by colleges of pharmacy (ACPE Standard 4). 8 Despite advancements in higher education instructional strategies and technology, the majority of content in higher education is still delivered via the traditional lecture method.…”

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Assessing Student Perceptions of Blended and Online Learning Courses in Pharmacoeconomics, Management, and Leadership

Frederick

Havrda

Scott

et al. 2023

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective: Blended learning combines traditional face-to-face education with online instruction. This learner-centered approach has been shown to improve student engagement, critical thinking, and performance outcomes. The objective of this study was to assess and trend student pharmacist perceptions of blended and online learning used to teach pharmacy management, leadership, and economics within a Pharm.D. curriculum. Methods: Qualitative methods were employed using in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Second-and third-year student pharmacists were recruited by purposeful and snowball sampling and interviewed to a point of saturation. The interview guide was based on social cognitive theory (SCT). Themes identified through initial deductive thematic analysis were categorized by the three domains of SCT: cognitive, behavioral, and environmental factors. The coding team additionally analyzed the transcripts using inductive thematic analysis to ensure no themes outside of SCT were missed. Results: Twenty students were interviewed. Themes reveal perceptions that blended learning facilitated greater understanding of course material, increased motivation among learners, provided more flexibility in workload completion, and was a more enjoyable way to learn compared to traditional, didactic instruction. Furthermore, blended learning offered additional distinct advantages over traditional and online-only pedagogies. Conclusion: Student pharmacists perceive blended and online learning positively and acceptable for the delivery of a pharmacy course on management, leadership, and economics over traditional didactic instruction. Blended learning may enhance innovation, leadership, management, and economics content delivery and the student learning experience.

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Assessing Student Perceptions of Blended and Online Learning Courses in Pharmacoeconomics, Management, and Leadership

Frederick

Havrda

Scott

et al. 2023

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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“…1 Furthermore, The Office's cultural relevance is corroborated by the academic interest that the show and its protagonist for seven seasons, Michael Scott, have garnered, as in the study by Detweiler (2012) about the use of irony and paradoxes in the series. Likewise, other scholarly works have analysed The Office as an example of techniques that should be avoided in organisational behaviour (Cain & Policastri 2013) or professional communication (Bloch & Sparta 2016) as well as to illustrate courses on hospitality human resource management (Lipford & Rood 2020).…”

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Michael Scott’s anti-proverbs and pseudo-proverbs as a source of humour in The Office

Fernández

2023

EJHR

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This article analyses the use of proverbs in the American version of the sitcom The Office, especially in relation to Michael Scott, the show’s main protagonist. The purpose of the study is to explore the possibilities of proverbs as a comedic device and the use that scriptwriters make of paremiology for the portrayal of fictional characters. The case of Michael Scott is paradigmatic for these two approaches because, apart from being the protagonist of one of the most influential comedies in the last two decades, he exemplifies a creative use of paremiology through which he often modifies existing proverbs or invents proverb-like statements to support his ideas, rather than reciting proverbs in their canonical wording. As can be inferred, the intention of these paremiological practices is to make the audience laugh. From this analysis, we can draw the conclusion that scriptwriters deliberately include non-canonical proverbs in Michael’s speech for the humorous possibilities that they offer. Consequently, this procedure determines Michael’s characterisation in a way that relates to the traditional incongruity theory of humour. Finally, this paper intends to contribute to the establishment of a trend in current proverb scholarship that studies paremias for their comedic uses in modern media and to the dismissal of the widespread idea that they are not relevant in today’s society.

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“…In fact, Podsakoff, et al, [ 40 ] have strongly supported the use of videos in the testing and confirming the validity of constructs. An obvious strength of videos is their capacity to overcome the fleeting nature of most observations [ 41 ] and have been demonstrated to gain and maintain student attention and interest in organizational behavior lectures [e.g., 42 ]. The integration of video and eye tracking techniques has occurred in a range of studies, such as the ability of eye witnesses to identify the perpetrators of an observed crime [e.g., 43 ].…”

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Does the implicit models of leadership influence the scanning of other-race faces in adults?

Densten

Borrowman

2017

PLoS ONE

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The current study aims to identify the relationships between implicit leadership theoretical (ILT) prototypes / anti-prototype and five facial features (i.e., nasion, upper nose, lower nose, and upper lip) of a leader from a different race than respondents. A sample of 81 Asian respondents viewed a 30-second video of a Caucasian female who in a non-engaging manner talked about her career achievements. As participants watch the video, their eye movements were recorded via an eye tracking devise. While previous research has identified that ILT influences perceptional and attitudinal ratings of leaders, the current study extends these findings by confirming the impact of ILT on the gaze patterns of other race participants, who appear to adopt system one type thinking. This study advances our understanding in how cognitive categories or schemas influence the physicality of individuals (i.e., eye gaze or movements). Finally, this study confirms that individual ILT factors have a relationship with the eye movements of participants and suggests future research directions.

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Using video clips from “The Office” to illustrate organizational behavior concepts

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

Assessing Student Perceptions of Blended and Online Learning Courses in Pharmacoeconomics, Management, and Leadership

Assessing Student Perceptions of Blended and Online Learning Courses in Pharmacoeconomics, Management, and Leadership

Michael Scott’s anti-proverbs and pseudo-proverbs as a source of humour in The Office

Does the implicit models of leadership influence the scanning of other-race faces in adults?

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