Arguments for and against external appointments to public positions were presented to the House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee a couple of years ago.
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For decades, Mr. Murdoch has held the dual roles of Chairman and CEO, stifled internal dissent, and shown no qualms about appointing his children to senior executive positions, rather than looking out to a field of better qualified external candidates.