Issuer of The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, had been a source of pride, riches and stature for the Bancroft family for a great deal of the 20th century era. From the year 1928 to 2007, the family live off firm dividends and left the day-to-day direction of the publishing business to senior journalists who had worked their way upward through the rankings of the Wall Street Journal. However in the year 2007, when Rupert Murdoch - whose worldwide media empire dwarfed that of the Bancrofts - offered to buy Dow Jones at a generous premium, the family was split down the centre.
To sell off or not to sell? The case investigates the events that resulted in US media arena to the dynasty's exit and the grandiose entry of an Australian-American media mogul.
The Bancroft Family and the Battle for Dow Jones Never Sell Grandpa's Paper case study solution
PUBLICATION DATE: May 27, 2016 PRODUCT #: IN1200-PDF-ENG
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