Rupert Murdoch: The Bad Apple
Organization has a social responsibility to enhance the community in which it operates. The products created by these company can only maintain its competitive advantage if the consumers demand it. Under Rupert Murdoch leadership, key players used unethical behavior in day-to-day business decisions as a result of flowed organizational culture that failed to uphold social responsibility. Different key players who had the power to make decisions that adversely impact innocent people made unethical decisions to further the unspoken mission of greed in order to increase the revenue of Murdoch’s company and their pockets.
I believe that the phone hacking was not an action of rogue journalism but instead; a much more systemic action committed by Murdoch and his …show more content…
Listed below are most of what he achieved during his life time: He purchased News of the World from the Carr family who had owned it for over 100 years; in 1969 he purchased The Sun that transformed him into a major media figure in Britain; in early 1970’s hr began to purchase print media in the USA including San Antonio Express News, the New York Post, New York magazine and eventually Harper Collins publishing; Murdoch Established News Corp in 1979, a global media holding company for News Limited; in the 1980’s he purchased the Times and Sunday Times; Murdoch bought 20th Century Fox and then the Metromedia group of regional television station; he invested in broadcast media in Europe, China, India, Australia, and countless other ventures; he also invested heavily in satellite companies, creating a path-breaking alternative to cable distribution; by 2010 he purchased Triangle Publishing for $3 billion, he also completed acquiring the New York Times and eventually bought Dow Jones Company in 2007; he had 50,00 employees worldwide. Rupert built an empire with good cash and through all kinds of means that included aggressive operation and “backdoor”
Organization has a social responsibility to enhance the community in which it operates. The products created by these company can only maintain its competitive advantage if the consumers demand it. Under Rupert Murdoch leadership, key players used unethical behavior in day-to-day business decisions as a result of flowed organizational culture that failed to uphold social responsibility. Different key players who had the power to make decisions that adversely impact innocent people made unethical decisions to further the unspoken mission of greed in order to increase the revenue of Murdoch’s company and their pockets.
I believe that the phone hacking was not an action of rogue journalism but instead; a much more systemic action committed by Murdoch and his …show more content…
Listed below are most of what he achieved during his life time: He purchased News of the World from the Carr family who had owned it for over 100 years; in 1969 he purchased The Sun that transformed him into a major media figure in Britain; in early 1970’s hr began to purchase print media in the USA including San Antonio Express News, the New York Post, New York magazine and eventually Harper Collins publishing; Murdoch Established News Corp in 1979, a global media holding company for News Limited; in the 1980’s he purchased the Times and Sunday Times; Murdoch bought 20th Century Fox and then the Metromedia group of regional television station; he invested in broadcast media in Europe, China, India, Australia, and countless other ventures; he also invested heavily in satellite companies, creating a path-breaking alternative to cable distribution; by 2010 he purchased Triangle Publishing for $3 billion, he also completed acquiring the New York Times and eventually bought Dow Jones Company in 2007; he had 50,00 employees worldwide. Rupert built an empire with good cash and through all kinds of means that included aggressive operation and “backdoor”