{"id":370469,"date":"2021-11-22T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-wall-street-journal-activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-considers-stepping-down-if-misconduct-problems-cant-be-quickly-fixed\/"},"modified":"2021-11-22T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T23:00:00","slug":"the-wall-street-journal-activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-considers-stepping-down-if-misconduct-problems-cant-be-quickly-fixed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-wall-street-journal-activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-considers-stepping-down-if-misconduct-problems-cant-be-quickly-fixed\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Wall Street Journal: Activision CEO Bobby Kotick considers stepping down if misconduct problems can\u2019t be quickly fixed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27e27133f09\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27e27133f09\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-wall-street-journal-activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-considers-stepping-down-if-misconduct-problems-cant-be-quickly-fixed\/#Videogame_company_wracked_by_sexual_misconduct_allegations\" >Videogame company wracked by sexual misconduct allegations<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-wall-street-journal-activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-considers-stepping-down-if-misconduct-problems-cant-be-quickly-fixed\/#Kirsten_Grind\" >Kirsten Grind<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-wall-street-journal-activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-considers-stepping-down-if-misconduct-problems-cant-be-quickly-fixed\/#i\" >,<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-wall-street-journal-activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-considers-stepping-down-if-misconduct-problems-cant-be-quickly-fixed\/#Ben_Fritz\" >Ben Fritz<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-wall-street-journal-activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-considers-stepping-down-if-misconduct-problems-cant-be-quickly-fixed\/#i-2\" >,<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-wall-street-journal-activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-considers-stepping-down-if-misconduct-problems-cant-be-quickly-fixed\/#Sarah_E_Needleman\" >Sarah E. Needleman<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The Wall Street Journal: Activision CEO Bobby Kotick considers stepping down if misconduct problems can\u2019t be quickly fixed<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Videogame_company_wracked_by_sexual_misconduct_allegations\"><\/span>\n  Videogame company wracked by sexual misconduct allegations<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"article body\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000495094\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"\n                inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetArticleReader\n              \n              inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetArticleReader\n              article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object-article-reader\">\n<div class=\"audioplayer\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000495094\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Listen to Article\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"articlereader\" data-show-title=\"false\" data-theme=\"wsj-article-reader\" data-show-header=\"false\" data-show-subscribe=\"false\" data-ads-enabled=\"true\" data-save-publication=\"false\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Activision Blizzard\u00a0Inc.\u00a0Chief Executive Bobby Kotick has told senior managers he would consider leaving the company if he can\u2019t quickly fix the culture problems at the video<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> giant, according to people familiar with his comments.<\/p>\n<p> Kotick, who has led Activision<br \/>\n        ATVI,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/200717283\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-0.46%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       for three decades, stopped short of saying he would step down in a Friday meeting with executives of the company\u2019s Blizzard Entertainment unit, but left the possibility open if misconduct issues across the company weren\u2019t fixed \u201cwith speed,\u201d these people said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Kotick is facing criticism\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/activision-blizzard-employees-demand-ceo-bobby-koticks-resignation-11637102139?mod=article_inline&amp;mod=article_inline\" class=\"icon none\">from Activision\u2019s employees<\/a>, investors and business partners over how he and the company have handled allegations of sexual misconduct. Some employees and investors have called for him to resign in the wake of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/activision-videogames-bobby-kotick-sexual-misconduct-allegations-11637075680?mod=article_inline&amp;mod=article_inline\" class=\"icon none\">a Wall Street Journal investigation<\/a>\u00a0into his handling of sexual-misconduct allegations and multiple regulatory probes into the company\u2019s culture.<\/p>\n<p>A company spokeswoman didn\u2019t respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of Activision have fallen more than 14% since the Journal article published online Nov. 16, and about 30% since the first of the regulatory investigations into the company\u2019s culture was made public in late July.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-tells-colleagues-he-would-consider-leaving-if-he-cant-quickly-fix-problems-11637533064?mod=mktw&amp;mod=article_inline\" class=\"icon none\">An expanded version of this report appears on WSJ.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Also popular on WSJ.com:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-covid-19-deaths-in-2021-surpass-2020-11637426356?mod=mktw&amp;mod=article_inline\" class=\"icon none\">U.S. COVID-19 deaths in 2021 surpass 2020\u2019s.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/a-popular-tax-trick-for-savers-the-mega-back-door-roth-ira-is-eliminated-in-house-bill-11637340203?mod=mktw&amp;mod=article_inline\" class=\"icon none\">A popular tax trick for savers, the mega \u2018back door\u2019 Roth IRA, is eliminated in House bill.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>    <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Kirsten Grind\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kirsten_Grind\"><\/span>Kirsten Grind<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i\"><\/span>, <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Ben Fritz\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ben_Fritz\"><\/span>Ben Fritz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i-2\"><\/span>, <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Sarah E. 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