For a few years now I have been using reality TV shows like American Chopper, Dirty Jobs, and Deadliest Catch , as well as The Office and Prison Break, in my courses on Organizational Behavior. I use them because they reinforce the essential dignity of hard work, as well as provide numerous valuable lessons about motivation, individual differences, job and organizational design, stress, groups and teams, power and politics, and above all, leadership. John Nolte has a great post today at Pajamas Media about why reality shows featuring very hard working men are extremely popular.
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