Representations of Human Resources Management and Organizatıonal Behavıor in Cinama: Case Study Research

The meaning that people attribute to work has emerged in various artistic representations since the paintings drawn on the cave wall long ago. When artistic representations are accepted as the meaning placed by a society, the discourses of symbolic interactionism theory are effective. Symbols are important in terms of having the same meaning for a certain society. The facts of a society, which cannot be reached by different research methods, are revealed with the study of artistic representations. In this study, it was aimed to examine the representations of human resources management and organizational behavior in cinema films and make meaningful inferences within the framework of these disciplines. The problems sought in the research are as follows: “How is human resources management and organizational behavior represented in cinema? What meanings can be derived from these disciplines?” Various meanings were tried to be taken by looking at cinema in terms of human resources management and organizational behavior disciplines. The research was built on a case study method with a qualitative approach. A selective and critical approach was adopted in the selection of case studies. The movies that were produced between 2006 and 2015, which were made in America or French and have the qualities that can answer the research problem, were taken into consideration by paying attention to the fact that they have a strong representation power in working life. The data obtained were analyzed with content analysis technique and presented as themes. As a result of the study, it has been revealed that aesthetic labor can be important in recruitment interviews, the contribution of reverse mentoring and innovative business practices to the success of the company, the negative effects of electronically dismissal interviews and the ineffective and beneficial role of human resource management

Keywords

Human Resources Management, Organizational Behavior, Cinema, Case Study Method