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ConocoPhillips Confronts a Crisis: What'...

West, June A., Mai...

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ConocoPhillips Confronts a Crisis: What's the Message? (B)

West, June A.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Connery, Bruce; Soltis, Steve

S-0348 | Published March 25, 2021 | 2 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

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This case, a follow-up to "ConocoPhillips Confronts a Crisis: What's the Message? (A)" (UVA-S-0347), explores ConocoPhillips' ongoing struggle with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The company decided to act and talk to the market via a call where the executives would speak to the company's position, but as the situation continues to worsen and COVID-19 shows no signs of going away, ConocoPhillips and its senior vice president of corporate relations, Ellen DeSanctis, need to decide what to do next amid tremendous uncertainty.