Analysis of a wicked problem Type the author name Company Background In 1890, when an oil field was found in Sumatra, it was the origination of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company. Shell, a public limited company is also known as Royal Dutch plc. It is a global company, which was created in February 1907. Its main products are oil and gas. The head quarter of the company is Hague, Netherland. Its registered office is in London, UK. The company was developed with the merger of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (Dutch) and Shell transport and trading company limited (UK). In this merger, the 60 ownership right was given to Dutch and the remaining 40 to British. The parent company of Shell, Royal Dutch Petroleum Company was founded in 1890 by Gian Baptiste August Kessler whereas Shell transport and trading company was founded in 1897 by Marcus Samule and his brother Samule. According to Forbes magazine, Shell is 15th largest oil and gas and the second largest energy company in the world. The aim of the company is to meet the energy needs of the society in a way that are economically, socially and environmentally viable, now and in future (Shell). Shell is