Rio Tinto Japan 1
In this case Dermot Vibert, a manager with Rio Tinto Japan in Tokyo, contemplates the response of the company to the Great Eastern Japan earthquake of 2011. With Tokyo and much of the Sendai region in chaos what should the company do about renewing operations in the immediate aftermath of this tragic natural disaster? Visit casenet.ca for more free, open access decision focused video teaching cases from Acadia University.
Interviewee
Dermot Vibert
Company
Industry
Business Activity
Rio Tinto Japan
Mining
Mining and Quarrying
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Size
Large
Employees
More than 10,000
Greater than $25 million
Yearly Revenue
Public Corporation
Type of Entity
Subject
International Business
Level of Difficulty
Medium
Teaching Objectives
Learn about mining industry
Keywords
Disaster Response
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