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|Master of Business Administration |
|Module: Managing the Human Resource |
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|Chioma Momah |
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|From a Human Resource Management perspective, provide a reasoned and academically underpinned critical analysis of the leadership style of |
|Rupert Murdoch. The response should include detailed analysis of the approach taken to the management of people within the Murdoch group. |
|Further recommendations should outline suitable changes to the HR strategy and practice in the future, these should be adequately justified. |

INTRODUCTION:

Rupert Murdoch was born in Melbourne, Australia on the 11th of March, 1931. He later attended the prestigious Oxford University in the United Kingdom. After working briefly at the Daily Express newspaper, he took over the Adelaide News from his father, and from there grew his quest to acquire companies and grow them, as well as to create new companies.

Murdoch’s rise to dominate the media world resulted in a lot of controversy and outrage, because of his ruthless management style and desire to succeed. In an attempt