THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
     This Hartwick Classic Film Leadership Case® 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 Include: Motivation, Power/Authority, Individual Leadership, Group Leadership, 
                          Leading According to the Situation, Ethical Leadership, Leadership Failure

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

Film 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
Video Tape: F-943-VD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29.95
Video Teaching Kit: F-943-TK . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39.95
includes case study, teaching note and video tape
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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Corporate pricing is available upon request.
 

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