Marine Biology Shantal Ortega 1st The Gulf of Thailand Introduction The Gulf of Thailand is a semi-enclosed tropical sea located in the South China Sea‚ it is surrounded by Malaysia‚ Thailand‚ Cambodia and Vietnam. The Gulf covers roughly 320‚000 km². The boundary of the Gulf is defined by the line from Cape Camau in southern Vietnam‚ south of the mouth of the Mekong River to the coastal city of Kota Bharu on the east coast of West Malaysia. It is particularly shallow; the mean depth is 45 m‚
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Page 1 of 28 Abstract In this paper we have shed light on the Deepwater Horizon Crisis of April 2010‚ with focus on British Petroleum’s communicative behaviour and shortcomings. Through different taxonomic levels and analytical tools the purpose of this paper is to illuminate British Petroleum’s communicative decisions and the following consequences. We have‚ in addition‚ used several different theories to underline and strengthen the results of our research. These theories have mainly
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BP plc[3][4] (LSE: BP‚ NYSE: BP) is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London‚ United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by 2011 revenues and is one of the six oil and gas "supermajors".[5][6] It is vertically integrated and operates in all areas of the oil and gas industry‚ including exploration and production‚refining‚ distribution and marketing‚ petrochemicals‚ power generation and trading. It also has renewable
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Disaster: British Petroleum Oil Spill Date: April 20‚ 2010 Location: Gulf of Mexico Personal Experiences: A little over a year after the BP oilrig sprung a leak‚ my family and I went to Panama City in Florida. As far as we could see‚ we couldn’t notice any differences in the Gulf of Mexico. The water was still crystal clear even though thousands of barrels of oil leaked into the ocean each day for months. I was completely aware of how the spill dramatically affected the lives‚ jobs‚ and
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It is very precarious; the danger of killing the mother in advancement is great‚ and it will bring an after consequence. An abortion occurs as most teenagers have incomplete or no knowledge on sex. In their experimentation without appropriate protection‚ unwanted pregnancies occur. Moreover‚ caring for children can be a demanding task for teens as they are still scholars‚ and their parents might opt for an
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INTRODUCTION BP originated from a British petroleum company founded in 1909. After experiencing crises during the 1980s-1990s‚ the company started to have a cost cutting culture. During mid-1990s‚ with an aggressive growth strategy‚ BP started to grow and reposition. After BP merged with Amoco in 1998‚ John Browne started to serve as chief executive until May 2007. Browne repositioned BP as a “green” oil company after he took over and practiced the model of organizational decision-making strategy
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Table of Contents Introduction 3 Background to BP plc 3 The Gulf of Mexico Incident 4 BP’s Historical Market Positioning 4 Internal and External Analysis 5 Internal Analysis – The SWOT Model. 6 External Analysis – The PESTLE Model 8 Strategic Choices 9 Recommendations 10 Porter’s Generic Strategies 10 Ansoff’s Matrix 11 Conclusion 12 Bibliography 12 Introduction The global business environment has never been more challenging for companies and corporate management teams
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I. Introduction The purpose of my research is to diagnose the existing organizational culture of Redwood Coast Petroleum (RCP) to establish a more sustainable culture of innovation. With this research I have identified key cultural factors that must be changed for future sustainability of RCP. Using a hybrid qualitative and quantitative methodology‚ I conducted the diagnosis of RCP’s organizational culture. I used an Innovation Survey Assessment Tool from Innovation Point‚ a boutique innovation-consulting
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mishaps such as the disasters in Alaska and Texas. Specifically‚ BP ’s defensive approach towards stakeholder management led to lavish compensation for upper level management while creating hazardous working conditions for employees and a burden on all of society in the form of rising oil prices and environmental damage. Background British Petroleum was founded in 1908 and since then has rapidly grown to become the eighth largest company in the world . However‚ as of late‚ BP has come under fire
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Political – Legal Settlements: After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico‚ BP faced many different legal settlements that were enforceable by court. Many of these settlements were in order to enhance the safety of drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. BP worked to solve the federal criminal claims that came from the Oil Spill‚ and eventually pleaded guilty of 11 felony counts‚ related to the loss of 11 lives. Many other misdemeanor counts under different acts including: the Clean
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