1. One Misstep And They're Out the Door.
- Author
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Fabrikant, Geraldine
- Subjects
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EXECUTIVES' attitudes , *CORPORATIONS , *ALCOHOLISM , *MASS media industry , *EMPLOYEES - Abstract
The article focuses on decreased tolerance by corporations for personal misbehavior by top executives. The case of Chris Albrecht, fired from his job as Chief Executive Officer at Home Box Office after an arrest for hitting his girlfriend is cited along with other examples. The firing of Don Imus is said to show mass media companies as particularly sensitive in such cases. A similar charge against Albrecht in 1991 had no repercussions. Corporate policies on alcoholism vary.
- Published
- 2007