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Table 2.

Top topics across journals, % of articles

Topic area	%	Exemplars
SOTL concerns (methodology, pedagogy, assessment)	24	Maranville (2011, JME) discussed the use of movies to convey artistry in the classroom, demonstrating its usefulness in teaching strategic management Tosti-Kharas & Levinson (2024, JME) championed “film-centered” pedagogy in which films play the primary, rather than a subordinate, role in the course to illustrate management theories and skills
DEI	16	Corrigall & Cirka (2014, OMJ) identified specific movies and TV shows to supplement their activity about disabilities
OB (e.g. power, politics, motivation, teams)	15	Smith Sockbeson, Hartman, & Shaw (2023, MTR) used The Office to illustrate the differences between motivational theories
Leadership	14	Freed (2005, JME) used Groundhog Day to guide students in the opportunity, as leaders, to thoroughly assess decisions and the consequences of those decisions
Strategy/general business	10	Batts & Madansky (2008, AMLE) reviewed The Corporation (a documentary) from the perspective of a current instructor and CEO. They provided debrief guidance inside the classroom
Ethics	7	McKendall (2021, MTR) provided guidance on using YouTube video clips to demonstrate cognitive errors and self-deception in ethical decision-making
Sustainability	6	Clemens & Hamakawa (2010, AMLE) promoted the use of “silver screen pedagogy” to focus students on short-term and long-term goals in the area of sustainability
All other topics	8	Yesildag & Bostan (2023, IJME) examined the learning outcomes of using four movies as an active learning method for senior undergraduate health management students. Falling below 10% of the data, other papers addressed topics such as entrepreneurship, family business, health care, operations and supply chain management

Topic area	%	Exemplars
SOTL concerns (methodology, pedagogy, assessment)	24	Maranville (2011, JME) discussed the use of movies to convey artistry in the classroom, demonstrating its usefulness in teaching strategic management Tosti-Kharas & Levinson (2024, JME) championed “film-centered” pedagogy in which films play the primary, rather than a subordinate, role in the course to illustrate management theories and skills
DEI	16	Corrigall & Cirka (2014, OMJ) identified specific movies and TV shows to supplement their activity about disabilities
OB (e.g. power, politics, motivation, teams)	15	Smith Sockbeson, Hartman, & Shaw (2023, MTR) used The Office to illustrate the differences between motivational theories
Leadership	14	Freed (2005, JME) used Groundhog Day to guide students in the opportunity, as leaders, to thoroughly assess decisions and the consequences of those decisions
Strategy/general business	10	Batts & Madansky (2008, AMLE) reviewed The Corporation (a documentary) from the perspective of a current instructor and CEO. They provided debrief guidance inside the classroom
Ethics	7	McKendall (2021, MTR) provided guidance on using YouTube video clips to demonstrate cognitive errors and self-deception in ethical decision-making
Sustainability	6	Clemens & Hamakawa (2010, AMLE) promoted the use of “silver screen pedagogy” to focus students on short-term and long-term goals in the area of sustainability
All other topics	8	Yesildag & Bostan (2023, IJME) examined the learning outcomes of using four movies as an active learning method for senior undergraduate health management students. Falling below 10% of the data, other papers addressed topics such as entrepreneurship, family business, health care, operations and supply chain management