Be responsible for cleaning of 24 March 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill disaster meant that Otto Harrison, CEO of Exxon International Alaska operations, was there when the clouds were thick over the event. Despite years of training, wisdom, growth and poverty success and failure, Harrison has never faced a challenge of this magnitude. He was confident that his experience will be used to the full. Questions, he thought about it included three different governing bodies, Alaska, the federal government and Exxon, public corporations, can work together to achieve a common goal, to leave a few signs of the biggest oil spill ever to occur in North America. What help was most needed now? Exxon's plan will meet the multiple stakeholders? How would the plan be considered in public? Possible consequences of the treatment plan for the business of Exxon? (A) Exxon Valdez accident and pressing problems are described, so that students can put themselves in Harrison navigate through the crisis. (B) case (epilogue) allocates more problems and includes steps to try to clean the oil as quickly and efficiently as they could. The tragedy changed the oil industry in many ways, some of which are described in the epilogue. "Hide
by Gerry Yemen, Erika H. James Source: Darden School of Business 23 pages. Publication Date: January 24, 2006. Prod. #: UV1436-PDF-ENG
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