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The film "The Insider" tells the true story of Jeffrey Wigand, a man who was faced with the ethical dilemma of blowing the whistle on Brown & Williamson tobacco company.He alleged that the company developed additives for cigarettes which allowed the chemicals to have a direct impact on the human central nervous system and brain.When Wigand decides to tell his story he contacted a producer of 60 minutes, Lowell Bergman, to discuss an interview.As the story unfolds Wigand is threatened and has his scientific reputation destroyed by "Big Tobacco".Likewise Bergman also finds himself engaged in corrupt circumstances at CBS as the interview with Wigand is jeopardized for corporate profit.This film is an excellent depiction of organizations behaving as political systems.Personal and corporate use of corrupt political tactics are seen everywhere in this film, however, the most obvious are the use (and abuse) of power and advancement of personal interests.This film illustrates to the audience how serious the game of politics is played within an organization.
In Jeffrey Wigand's post-termination dealings with Brown & Williamson, it is obvious that executives wield an extraordinary amount of power of employees, when they are both with the company and once the employee departs.The executives obviously hold extreme formal authority which allows them to engage in coercion of employees.The president at the time, Mr. Sanderford, goes as far as demanding that Wigand sign a subsequent confidentiality agreement or else his severance benefits would be cut off (Wigand's daughter has Asthma).This direct use of formal authority is used a means of coercion to quiet Wigand.Similarly, the audience observes the power wielded by rules and regulations as at the same meeting two corporate lawyers were present to enforce the signing of the new agreement (again used as a tool for coercion).Other types of power …