A Sacred Spirits Dilemma (B)
Employed by an African subsidiary of a French mining company, Anne was appointed project manager of a new mining project in Central Africa. While potentially representing a 5% increase of the country¿s GDP and presenting promising benefits, it turned out that some of the production areas were worshipping places where local communities conducted sacred ceremonies to honor their sacred spirits. This topic ended up being the largest project bottleneck as none of the stakeholders involved agreed on a concerted decision. The case describes Anne's attempts at overcoming the conflict between the varying stakeholders. A "B" case describes the ultimately resolution, where Anne was informed that the sacred spirits area could be moved with little trouble. Anne is left wondering why this information was withheld from her as she struggled to find a resolution.
Collection: IESE (España)
Ref: DPO-400-E
Format: PDF
Number of pages: 2
Publication Date: Apr 4, 2017
Language: English
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Description
Employed by an African subsidiary of a French mining company, Anne was appointed project manager of a new mining project in Central Africa. While potentially representing a 5% increase of the country¿s GDP and presenting promising benefits, it turned out that some of the production areas were worshipping places where local communities conducted sacred ceremonies to honor their sacred spirits. This topic ended up being the largest project bottleneck as none of the stakeholders involved agreed on a concerted decision. The case describes Anne's attempts at overcoming the conflict between the varying stakeholders. A "B" case describes the ultimately resolution, where Anne was informed that the sacred spirits area could be moved with little trouble. Anne is left wondering why this information was withheld from her as she struggled to find a resolution.
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Year: 2012
Geographic Setting: Africa
Learning Objective
This case is used to explore how a young female mining engineer can engage various stakeholders (including local communities, national government representatives, mining executives, and others) to come to a mutually beneficial solution to a seemingly intractable problem. The class discussion can begin with an analysis of the various stakeholder positions and interests, to underlie the immense conflict of interests that appear in the case. We then reflect on what the protagonist could have done to resolve the issue in a more effective manner.
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