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The 2014 Sony hack has revealed an unsettling amount of questionable behaviour and practices, yet representative for one of the most powerful creative industries. The chapter examines the Sony case by analyzing performative, interpretative and cultural approaches within media industries, referring to Cultural turns in management by focusing on leaked emails and data in relation to the case. By reflecting the in-visibilities of power within media corporations, issues such as transparency and sustainabilty will be raised and discussed.
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Stiegler, C. (2017). Sustainability in the Media Industries: The Lack of Transparency and the “Sony Hack”. In: Küpers, W., Sonnenburg, S., Zierold, M. (eds) ReThinking Management. Management – Culture – Interpretation. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-16983-1_11
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