Business Documentaries

FRONTLINE: Inside the Meltdown DVD

FRONTLINE investigates the causes of the worst economic crisis in 70 years and how the government responded. The film chronicles the inside stories of the Bear Stearns deal, Lehman Brothers collapse, the propping up of insurance giant AIG and the $700 billion bailout. It also examines what Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and haven't been able to fix. Learn more

FRONTLINE: The Spill DVD

BP has widely been viewed as a company that valued deal-making and savvy marketing over safety, and left behind a long trail of problems. FRONTLINE examines the trail that led to the disaster in the Gulf. From BP's vast oil fields in Alaska to its refineries in Texas and its trading rooms in New York and London, the film raises new questions about whether BP's corporate culture will finally be forced to change. Learn more

Buffett & Gates Go Back to School DVD

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are the two richest men in America and very close friends. Though a generation apart in age, and founders of two very different businesses, each has a deep admiration for the other. They share a sense of responsibility to use their wealth to improve the world. In September 2005, the two men spent the day at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln with students and faculty from the College of Business Administration. Learn more

Ascent of Money: Boom and Bust (2 Hr.) DVD

Premiering just a week before the inauguration of a president who campaigned on a promise to tackle the current global financial crisis, THE ASCENT OF MONEY provides an historical background on global finance’s big picture. Presenter Niall Ferguson, author of the book on which the program is based, speaks with leading experts, including financier George Soros, Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volker and more. Learn more

Bill Gates in Conversation with Stanford President John Hennessy - DVD

In this lively and informative presentation, Bill Gates gives you his perspective on where technology is headed. Expanding on his belief that we're "really just at the beginning," he shares his goals for the current decade—advances in networking and application interactivity; increases in reliability and ease of use; and improvements in productivity, as information sharing becomes more and more efficient. Learn more

The New Recruits DVD

The New Recruits is a documentary about a battalion of business students armed with a plan to end global poverty: charge poor people for goods and services. The recruits are selected from thousands of applicants to take part in the prestigious Acumen Fund Fellows Program. They will apprentice with "social enterprises" around the world intended to help poor people by treating them as customers rather than recipients of charity. Learn more

FRONTLINE: The Madoff Affair DVD

FRONTLINE producers Martin Smith and Marcela Gaviria unravel the story behind the world’s first truly global Ponzi scheme - a deception that lasted longer, reached wider, and cut deeper than any other business scandal in history. Learn more

3 Rs of Sustainability: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle DVD

The 3 R's of Sustainability is the starting point for every organization that seeks to reap the financial, social, and economic benefits associated with developing and adopting environmentally friendly policies and practices. Learn more

A Class Divided with Jane Elliott - DVD

Filmed 15 years after Eye of the Storm, this sequel explores what the children in Jane Elliott's daring classroom exercise learned about discrimination and how it still affects them today. Ms. Elliott meets with some of her former students to analyze the exercise in prejudice and its impact on their lives. Learn more

CEO Exchange: Complete Season 5 DVD Set

Hosted by veteran television journalist, Jeff Greenfield, CEO Exchange is a series of conversations with today's most dynamic chief executives. Viewers are offered a look inside the minds of those who lead the businesses that impact our lives and influence global trends. Each episode brings together two innovative leaders for a discussion about themselves and their companies. This set includes all 10 episodes from the 2007 season! Learn more

Collective Leadership: How to Unleash Productivity, Potential and Power of Purpose DVD

Analyzing and increasing the understanding of who leaders need to work with, what they want to achieve, and how their people work together effectively enables leaders to act with accuracy to create the conditions for success. Learn more