《穿普拉达的女王》中的管理学理论.doc

An Analysis of Management Theories in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) 1. Introduction With the rapid development of global economy and enterprises in recent several decades, management science has been very popular. More and more enterprises focus on using effective and appropriate enterprise management to make optimal use of resources and realize profit maximization (Boddy, 2009). For new learners and practitioners, relevant cases such as movies can be referred and analyzed, so as to strengthen the understanding of key management concepts, theories and problems (Bumpus, 2005). The Devil Wears Prada (2006) is just an excellent case study. No matter how credible the organizational culture and team practices are, some plots really reflects some theories and research objects of management science. In this paper, the author aims at making a critical analysis of the utility and limitations of specific academic theories pertaining to teams and teamwork drawing on examples from the film The Devil Wears Prada, so as to get an in-depth understanding of relevant theory and practice of teams and teamwork in and organizational context. Team role analysis The movie depicts the story that a new graduate Andrea Sachs accidentally went into a top fashion magazine office to work as the chief editor’s assistant. In this movie, the office of Runway magazine is just a typical business organization, and the editorial department is a fast-paced and efficient team. Main roles in this team include Miranda, the editor in chief, and Andy, Miranda’s new assistant. According to Belbin’s theory of 9 team roles, there is no perfect individual but there are perfect teams. Efficient teamwork depends on tacit cooperation and coordination of team members (Belbin, 2010). Members within a team must know about their own and their partners’ roles, make up for each other’s weaknesses and perform strengths, and finally achieve organizational goals (Belbin, 2010). Successful teamwork can improve productiv