C/B/666. Copper price rises in the UK after Chile Strike case study: stakeholders, Escondida, BHP, globalisation, human resources, marketing, accounting and finance.

This case study looks at the wage dispute at the Escondida mine in Chile. The main stakeholders in Escondida are identified and the conflicts between them highlighted. The report then highlights how the human resource problem can be overcome and the accounting and finance and marketing issues that need to be considered. Finally, the extent to which the copper producing industry is globalised is considered and the four drivers of globalisation are discussed.