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The narrator presents the case of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, in particular focusing on the sales department whose income is being impacted by poor conditions and competition. Several sales employees describe the current situation via voice overs over live footage of operations of not only the railroad but also potato farmers and lumber mills. Contributor: Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration; A Harbus Film

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Outtakes.

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Chet Huntley reports on banana producer United Fruit's attempt to change its imperialist label from "The Octopus" to a new image of providing social and economic benefits to its employees in Columbia. Huntley speaks in depth about America's investment in Latin America, United Fruit's complicated relationship with Colombia, the complex production of bananas, and the challenges of reducing its role as "owner" and becoming more of an enlightened foreign investor.

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Reel 2.

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Interview with two people in a back yard. Movie is silent.

Scope and Contents: The films in this series were either purchased or acquired by the Graduate School of Business Administration to provide visual aids that served as supplementary background information for students as a means to enhance the discussion of business case studies in class. The films were also used to convey the human element of factories and production lines to students outside of a classroom setting. While some of the films were shown in their entirety, many of them were edited to remove the...