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Despite the frequent use of movies and television to teach topics like diversity, equity, inclusion, and leadership in management education, the majority of published literature lacks empirical data to support the pedagogical effectiveness of these media. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This paper aims to develop a conceptual model based on backward design theory for the use of movies and TV in management education.

June 7, 2026Organization Management JournalOpen Access

Scholarship of teaching and learning goes to the cinema: movies and television in management education

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GSGordon B. Schmidt JLJoseph Liu TSTherese A. Sprinkle

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Systematic review analyzes the use of movies and TV in management education, suggesting data collection to assess effectiveness.

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This paper aims to develop a conceptual model based on backward design theory for the use of movies and TV in management education.
Conducted a systematic review of 229 articles from major management education journals up to June 28, 2025.
Identified common themes such as diversity, equity, and inclusion; organizational behavior; and leadership.
Analyzed the effectiveness data reported in the literature.
Movies were utilized more than TV shows (59%).
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (16%), organizational behavior (15%), and leadership (14%) were the predominant topics.
Over half of the articles (55%) lacked data supporting effectiveness, and only 10% presented quantitative data.

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Schmidt et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a250b2d7def13d035e1b384 https://doi.org/10.1108/omj-11-2025-2822

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June 7, 2026Organization Management JournalOpen Access

Scholarship of teaching and learning goes to the cinema: movies and television in management education

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Authors

GSGordon B. Schmidt JLJoseph Liu TSTherese A. Sprinkle

Discussion

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Overview

Systematic review analyzes the use of movies and TV in management education, suggesting data collection to assess effectiveness.

Key Points

This paper aims to develop a conceptual model based on backward design theory for the use of movies and TV in management education.
Conducted a systematic review of 229 articles from major management education journals up to June 28, 2025.
Identified common themes such as diversity, equity, and inclusion; organizational behavior; and leadership.
Analyzed the effectiveness data reported in the literature.
Movies were utilized more than TV shows (59%).
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (16%), organizational behavior (15%), and leadership (14%) were the predominant topics.
Over half of the articles (55%) lacked data supporting effectiveness, and only 10% presented quantitative data.

Cite This Study

Schmidt et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a250b2d7def13d035e1b384 https://doi.org/10.1108/omj-11-2025-2822

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