Eric Murphy
Keeping in mind that an organization is referred to two or more people working together towards similar goals & achievements, we can analyze the reasons for Eric Murphy’s behavior in the first three episodes of the popular TV show ‘Entourage.’ In the first episode, we see that Eric Murphy plays a big role in the organization as Vincent Chase’s advisor, both professional & personal. In order to continue living their extravagant lifestyles, Vincent needs to continue making movies & he pressurizes Eric to read his script and make a decision for him. There lies the first element that pushes Eric towards making a bad decision. Eric is not working on monetary incentives but under the pressure of an emotional responsibility. He not only has to make a decision that will determine the income of the whole entourage, but he also has to look out for Vince’s career. Apart from that, Eric is an introvert & under confident about making difficult decisions or taking risks. At this point, Eric’s goals are still towards personal safety rather than esteem or self-actualization. Given his inexperience in the field & fear of failure, Eric lets his personal opinion get in the way of his professional judgment, thus letting a multi-million dollar deal slip & retarding the progress of their organization.
Once again in episode two, Eric shows poor decision-making skills when he lets Vince spend his money on an expensive car when they had recently received a bad review about Vince’s performance. Ari Gold, Vince’s agent, warns Eric not to bring up bad reviews with Vince in the future, even though Vince does not seem affected by it. Even though Vince has given Eric the power to make his decisions, Eric is not entirely capable as yet & this is why, he is constantly engaged in a conflict with Ari who is much more driven towards the goal of making money than Eric who is striving towards his friend’s safety. Instead of analyzing & looking for a solution for Vince’s bad review, he encourages his to splurge his money in order to boost his esteem and therefore do away with the negative impact of the review. This leads to short-term satisfaction when what Eric should have been aiming at is a permanent and a feasible solution so that should something like this happen in the future, they will be prepared for it.
In the third episode, Eric acts helps design Vince’s look for the Jimmy Kimmel show & advices him to prepare beforehand to avoid any faux pas & he is too involved with his own relationships to personally help Vince prepare for his appearance, even though it all works out in the end.
Once again in episode two, Eric shows poor decision-making skills when he lets Vince spend his money on an expensive car when they had recently received a bad review about Vince’s performance. Ari Gold, Vince’s agent, warns Eric not to bring up bad reviews with Vince in the future, even though Vince does not seem affected by it. Even though Vince has given Eric the power to make his decisions, Eric is not entirely capable as yet & this is why, he is constantly engaged in a conflict with Ari who is much more driven towards the goal of making money than Eric who is striving towards his friend’s safety. Instead of analyzing & looking for a solution for Vince’s bad review, he encourages his to splurge his money in order to boost his esteem and therefore do away with the negative impact of the review. This leads to short-term satisfaction when what Eric should have been aiming at is a permanent and a feasible solution so that should something like this happen in the future, they will be prepared for it.
In the third episode, Eric acts helps design Vince’s look for the Jimmy Kimmel show & advices him to prepare beforehand to avoid any faux pas & he is too involved with his own relationships to personally help Vince prepare for his appearance, even though it all works out in the end.
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