The Walt Disney Company , one of the largest media corporations in the world, has been the subject of a wide variety of criticisms of its business practices, executives, and content. In particular, the Walt Disney Studios has been criticized for including stereotypical portrayal of non-white characters, sexism , and alleged plagiarism.
Several of Disney's business ventures, which include television networks , theme parks , and product lines, have also sparked controversy amongst groups of consumers and media outlets. In , Roy E. Disney , the son of Disney co-founder Roy O. Disney and nephew of Walt Disney , resigned as an executive due to disagreements with his colleagues' decisions at the time. As he claimed later, "I just felt creatively the company was not going anywhere interesting. It was very stifling.
Roy soon returned to the company as vice-chairman of the board of directors and head of the animation department. Eisner has been criticized for his management style. The book DisneyWar by James B.
Stewart describes some of the following:. In , Roy resigned from his positions as Disney vice chairman and chairman of Walt Disney Feature Animation , accusing Eisner of micromanagement , flops with the ABC television network, timidity in the theme park business, turning The Walt Disney Company into a "rapacious, soul-less" company, and refusing to establish a clear succession plan, as well as a string of box-office movie flops starting in the year Disney's board then gave the chairmanship position to George J.
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However, the board did not immediately remove Eisner as chief executive. On March 13, , Eisner announced that he would step down as CEO one year before his contract expired.
