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Reference no. NAC1301
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: Arthur Sharplin (Consortium Institute of Management and Business Analysis (CIMBA))
Published by: NACRA - North American Case Research Association
Published in: "The Case Research Journal", 1993
Length: 26 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Bankruptcy; Business and society; Business ethics; Business policy / strategy; Health and safety
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Abstract

Manville Corporation used bankruptcy law to manage thousands of lawsuits resulting from its decades as the world''s largest producer of asbestos. As the firm prepares to emerge from bankruptcy in the form of two new corporations whose assets would be shielded from legal claims, Manville''s young, charismatic CEO prepares to set forth its final policy toward asbestos health victims.
Teaching note
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Reference no. NAC1301TN
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: Arthur Sharplin (Consortium Institute of Management and Business Analysis (CIMBA))
Published by: NACRA - North American Case Research Association
Published in: 1993
Length: 13 pages
Data source: Field research
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Abstract

Manville Corporation used bankruptcy law to manage thousands of lawsuits resulting from its decades as the world''s largest producer of asbestos. As the firm prepares to emerge from bankruptcy in the form of two new corporations whose assets would be shielded from legal claims, Manville''s young, charismatic CEO prepares to set forth its final policy toward asbestos health victims.

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Teaching note
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Reference no. NAC1301TN
Subject category: Ethics and Social Responsibility
Authors: Arthur Sharplin (Consortium Institute of Management and Business Analysis (CIMBA))
Published by: NACRA - North American Case Research Association
Published in: 1993
Length: 13 pages
Data source: Field research
View full details