THE BOUNTY*
    This Hartwick Classic Film Leadership Case Study® depicts the mutiny against Captain William Bligh during a worldwide British naval expedition in 1789.  The film, which is based on Richard Hough's book Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian, stars Mel Gibson as Fletcher Christian, the leader of the mutiny, and Anthony Hopkins as Bligh.  Captain Bligh is given the mission of bringing breadfruit plants from Tahati to Jamaica with his old friend Fletcher Christian.  As the crew members wait for the first breadfruit plants to mature, they become enmeshed in the culture of the native inhabitants.  When it comes time to bring the breadfurit plants to Jamaica, Captain Bligh faces the problem of restoring group unity and cohesion.  Captain Bligh's attempts to create group unity through authoritarian and coercive means causes Fletcher Christian to lead the crew in a mutiny in which Bligh and the officers are set adrift.

 
Topics Include: Individual Dimension of Leadership, Group Dimension of Leadership,
                          Conflict Resolution, Leading According to the Situation,
                          Ethical Dimension of Leadership, 

Theories Covered: Organizational Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Cognitive and Affective 
                                Conflict, Groups in Organizations, Acceptance View of Authority, 
                                Theory X and Y, Safety Valve Institutions,
 
* Can be used as a supplement to Hartwick Classic Leadership Case®
Mutiny on the Bounty

Film Information: 1984, rated PG, approximately 130 minutes, color

Case Study Length: 29 pages           Teaching Note Length: 20 pages

Case Study: F-568 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.95
Teaching Note Length: F-568-TN  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$9.95
Video Tape: F-568-VD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29.95
Video Teaching Kit: F-568-TK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $39.95
includes case study, teaching note and video tape
DVD: F-568-DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$34.95
DVD Teaching Kit: F-568-TK-DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44.95
includes case study, teaching note and DVD

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