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Call of Fiduciary Duty: Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard

Pacelli, Joseph; Heese, Jonas; Barnett, James

Product #:123011
Supplier:Harvard Business School
Discipline:Accounting
Setting:California;North America, 2022
Details:Case (PDF) • 23 pages • 2022-07-20 (Rev: 2025-01-30)

Subjects:

AccountingBusiness ethicsDecision makingLeadershipManaging uncertaintyRisk managementFinance and investingBusiness law and ethicsDecision making and problem solvingLeadership and managing peopleStrategyFinance and investingAccounting

Industries:

Media, entertainment, and professional sports

Geography:

CaliforniaNorth AmericaUnited States
Your Price:$12.40

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In January 2022, Microsoft announces its acquisition of the video game company Activision Blizzard, in a deal valued at $68.7 billion, which would make Microsoft the world's third largest video game company. The deal came as Activision Blizzard faced gender pay disparity and sexual harassment allegations.

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