The Hollinger Media Group. Lord Black: Fall of a Media Tycoon Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

The history of how Conrad Black, the son of a Canadian businessman who built a media empire, ranging from 22 years old when he bought his first newspaper in rural Quebec is a legend. By 1996, Black Hollinger company owned more than 400 titles around the world, representing the third largest publisher of newspapers in circulation in the world. In 1999, the London Times, the paper is as black as the 55th most powerful man in Britain, ahead of the cabinet, and two years later, with the support of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, he became a member of the House of Lords. By 2004, the empire collapsed, as black was accused and found guilty of serious financial irregularities. This case has the prospect of a board member, and challenges participants to understand the Black and provide suitable guidelines for the control it. "Hide
for Paddy Miller, Alfonso Daniels Source: IESE 13 pages. Publication Date: May 13, 2005. Prod. #: IES196-PDF-ENG

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