Catalan Leather Industry

Antoni Subira, the Minister of Industry in Catalonia, Spain, must decide whether to impose the strict European Union environmental directives on the local leather industry. Non-compliance with new regulations would impose substantial fines. Impose, on the other hand, could lead to a further decline in an industry that already buffeted result of foreign competition.

Antoni Subira, the Minister of Industry in Catalonia, Spain, must decide whether to impose the strict European Union environmental directives on the local leather industry. Non-compliance with new regulations would impose substantial fines. Impose, on the other hand, could lead to a further decline in an industry that already buffeted result of foreign competition.
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Michael J. Enright,
Eduardo Ballarin
Maria Dolores Rodriguez,
Maria Del Mar Prats
Source: Harvard Business School
19 pages.
Publication Date: Feb 15, 1995. Prod #: 795105-PDF-ENG
Catalan leather industry HBR case solution