Shell shock /

When oil conglomerate Shell stunned investors by announcing a 20 percent reduction in its proven reserves, pensions and portfolios suffered around the world. This program reveals a pattern of exaggeration and cover-up at the company's top level -- specifically involving the former chairman and...

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Corporate Authors: BBC Education & Training, BBC Worldwide Ltd, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors: Datar, Rajan, Messenger, Terry
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2005]
Series:Case studies from the multinational marketplace.
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Summary:When oil conglomerate Shell stunned investors by announcing a 20 percent reduction in its proven reserves, pensions and portfolios suffered around the world. This program reveals a pattern of exaggeration and cover-up at the company's top level -- specifically involving the former chairman and head of production. An unflinching analysis of a failure in business ethics, Shell Shock raised complex and timely questions: At what point did protection of the company's image usurp shareholder interests? How did financial industry safeguards let such a crisis develop? And how can similar fiascoes be prevented in the future?
Item Description:Originally broadcast in 2004 as an episode of the television program, The money programme.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (39 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Production Credits:Camera, Jon Stapleton, Mark Molesworth ; editor, Maggie Knox ; series producer, Mark Gregory ; series editor, Clive Edwards.