Tucker: The Man and His Dream
This movie tells the story of an entrepreneur with an idea for a “better mousetrap” - in this case, a new automobile design. Rather than the world beating a path to his door, the “Big Three” do their best to make sure his business fails. Material in the movie relates to barriers to entry and strategic behavior on the part of oligopolies, the role of entrepreneurs and innovators, and can also lead into discussion of advantages and disadvantages of proprietorship versus corporation as well as the economies and diseconomies of scale for big vs. small enterprises.
Show this movie following material about legal forms of business long run production costs, oligopoly, the role of entrepreneurs, innovation, and market structure.
Discussion Questions For Tucker: The Man and His Dream