IFP, LLC Europe based multinational mining companies considering investment in the production of forest products in Indonesia. If the main decisions are: 1) how to assess the political and operational risks, 2) how to integrate economic and political risk analysis in order to choose among alternative spatial configurations and operating systems, and 3) how to manage operations in order to minimize risks. This case is an effective way to discuss the complex issues associated with working in a complex, uncertain political conditions in developing countries. "Hide
by Roy D. Shapiro Source: Harvard Business School 17 pages. Publication Date: January 26, 2010. Prod. #: 610052-PDF-ENG