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Publication Date: 2020-Apr
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Using Films to Achieve Diversity Goals in Marketing Education
Journal of Marketing Education, v42 n1 p48-58 Apr 2020
Visual communication, especially films, can be an effective way to teach complex topics. The use of films in business schools, however, has been limited even though demand for such content is increasing. This article takes a focused look at how educators can take advantage of films to teach diversity in business. Despite the importance of diversity in business and marketing education, there is not enough written materials such as case studies to teach it. Even when they do exist, written content may not be adequate in communicating the issues involved in diversity because of difficulties related to representing a given diversity group only using text. This article discusses how films can help overcome the limitations of text-only representation of a specific diversity group--intellectually disabled workers. The empirical study shows that film can be more effective than text in eliciting consumer responses such as emotions and a positive attitude to an identified disabled personality as well as to the employer brand. This article also provides practical steps that educators can take in gradually integrating visual materials such as film to their traditional method and contents of instruction when teaching diversity in business.
Descriptors: Marketing, Teaching Methods, Positive Attitudes, Business Schools, Diversity, Case Studies, Intellectual Disability, Employees, Consumer Science, Emotional Response, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Employers, Visual Aids, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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