February 3, 1997, east of Manila Metropolitan Area Water and Sanitation (MWSS) was transferred to the Manila Water Co. (MWC), formed a joint venture between Ayala Corp, the largest Philippine conglomerate; Bechtel Enterprises, Inc, an American engineering and construction company, and United Utilities , a British utility company. At the time of privatization, MWSS was ineffective, inefficient and corrupt state institutions. MWC should develop employees and assets acquired from CMB to build a profitable company. This case is described MWSS, the three partners in the MWC, and introduces Filemon Berba, the new chief executive and president of MWC. "Hide
by Michael Beer, Elizabeth Weldon Source: Harvard Business School 17 pages. Publication Date: August 31, 2000. Prod. #: 401014-PDF-ENG
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