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The company is coming into the market with an industrial chemical in the 1990s. Their competitor is a firm which has had a monopoly in the market for many years through patent protection. Hudson must decide on a pricing policy for its new product.

There is a very personal and dramatic confrontation between the chairman and the CEO of the board of directors. This circumstance will offer the students the opportunity to analyze corporate governance and the authority and accountability issues that arise when role descriptions are unclear. The case also examines the escalation of conflict and resolution alternatives.