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BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE
This Hartwick Classic Film Leadership CaseĀ® is based on the film, which is based on Pierre Boulle's novel, of the indomitable Colonel Nicholson, a British army officer captured by the Japanese during World War II. The railway bridge, which Nicholson and his men are forced to build across the River Kwai, becomes Colonel Nicholson's means of preserving his organization and inspiring his men with the will to survive. A triumph of planning and strategic vision, the bridge is a symbol of Nicholson's humane and rational leadership even as it becomes a target of the British Commando team sent to destroy it.


Topics Included:
Group Leadership,   Individual Leadership,   Leadership Failure,   Leading According to the Situation,   Motivation,   Power/Authority,   

Theories covered:
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation, Excellence, Leadership and Authoritarian Personality, Power, Acceptance Theory of Authority, Dynamic Adaptive Autonomy, Empowerment vs. Aligmnemt, Followership, Cultural Factors in LEadership, Goal Dosplacement, Principle-Centered Leadership, Suboptimization


DVD Information:
1957, rated PG, approximately 162 minutes, color
 
 Case Study Length:
13 pages
 Teaching Note Length:
31 pages
 Case study:
F-943   $3.95
 Teaching note:
F-943-TN   $9.95
 DVD:
F-943-DVD   $34.95
 DVD Teaching Kit:
F-943-TK-DVD   $44.95
(Includes case study, teaching note and DVD)




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