Sunk Costs: The Plan to Dump the Brent Spar (Epilogue) Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

Sunk Costs: The Plan to Dump the Brent Spar (Epilogue) Case Solution

Faced with the demand to dispose of a petroleum storage facility that is offshore, the Royal Dutch Shell Corporation develops what it considers is a practical and straightforward strategy: to dump the oil platform in the ocean, 150 miles off the northwest coast of Scotland.
Doing so prevents several issues, including possible environmental risks included with disposing of it and transporting it. The British authorities concur but the unprecedented strategy sparks outrage among environmental groups. HKS Instance Amount 1369.1

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PUBLICATION DATE: January 01, 1997

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