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Erin Brokovich
Made famous by her eponymous movie, Erin Brockovich is a consumer rights advocate whose work has exposed the weaknesses inherent in organizational behavior. The 2000 film was about Brockovich's fight for social and environmental justice. Pacific Gas & Electric had been blatantly poisoning groundwater with Chromium 6, a toxic agent related to a host of health issues. Brockovich's determination to expose the injustice led to a successful litigation against Pacific Gas & Electric. Her work did not stop there; Brockovich became passionate about a range of consumer rights and social justice issues related to the ways corporations can too easily hide behind legal loopholes and overtly unethical legislation. Brockovich exemplifies core principles related to leadership and organizational behavior.
Erin Brockovich's personality traits likely make her well suited to become active in her social justice campaigns, like the one depicted in the movie. Brockovich exhibits, for example, the Big Five personality traits that help...
She would score high on the extraversion scale: evidenced by her outspoken nature and willingness to use the powers of persuasion to get people on her side. Erin Brockovich might not seem agreeable to those she opposes in senior management, but most people would certainly say that she is highly personable, warm, and caring. Her priorities related to people are highly ethical, too. Unlike those who would criticize her, Erin believes that businesses can thrive while still remaining committed to ethical principles and goals.
Her conscientiousness, another Big Five trait, also defines Brockovich's ability to succeed. Without a formal law degree, Brockovich demonstrated a level of organization, attention to detail, and dogged determination that many lawyers lack. As far as emotional stability is concerned, Brockovich is highly emotional and yet she understands how to channel that emotion to serve others in the organization. Finally, based on her willingness and interest to apply what she learned with…
References
"Erin Brockovich Biography." Retrieved online: http://www.brockovich.com/mystory.html
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Chromium 6 is a Class A carcinogen only in "extremely heavy occupational exposure, as when manufacturing it or using it in welding; the exposure in these cases was through inhalation. That explains why the two cancers connect to Chromium 6 are "parts of the body with which air makes direct contact during inhalation," while it is a Class D (no link) carcinogen for ingestion through the water supply (Fumento,
Erin Brockovich directed by Barry Sorenson. Specifically it will discuss technological systems and ethics throughout the film, and their implications for society. Erin Brockovich is a disturbing drama about ethics and ethical issues in society. It clearly illustrates how these issues can break down society if it allows them to. What is more disturbing is the issues in the film were essentially true and did occur. Ethics in America
Unfortunately, as noted by Thomas Dye (2002), the relative power of interest groups in Washington D.C. is not determined by the sheer numbers of the members, but upon the social makeup of the interest group. Interest groups made up of the elite members of society, with the 'right' education and professional connections have more influence with more powerful politicians. One of the most transgressive aspects of Erin's persona is that
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