Subject category:
Economics, Politics and Business Environment
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 15 February 1995
Length: 19 pages
Data source: Field research
Abstract
Antoni Subira, the Minister of Industry in Catalonia, Spain, must decide whether to impose strict European Union environmental guidelines on the local leather industry. Failure to impose new regulations would result in substantial fines. Imposition, on the other hand, could lead to a further decline in an industry already buffeted by foreign competition.
Location:
Industry:
Size:
USD100 million revenues; 14,500 employees
Other setting(s):
1993
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Abstract
Antoni Subira, the Minister of Industry in Catalonia, Spain, must decide whether to impose strict European Union environmental guidelines on the local leather industry. Failure to impose new regulations would result in substantial fines. Imposition, on the other hand, could lead to a further decline in an industry already buffeted by foreign competition.
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Location:
Industry:
Size:
USD100 million revenues; 14,500 employees
Other setting(s):
1993