C/M/614. Bougainville Copper: Case Analysis in International Management

The paper presents a critique of the article related to the closure of the Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) in Papua New Guinea. Author critically analyses the research conducted by Tonks and Dowling (2002) "The case of the Bougainville mine: Success and failure in the management of a multinational corporation" Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, vol. 8. Internal and external factors which affected the closing of the mine are discussed evaluating the BCL study from the following perspectives: the clarity of the ideas, the adequacy of the literature review, the accuracy of data collection and analysis, the use of methods and research approaches, etc. The value of the study for international management is outlined.