The 2010 BP oil spill that took place on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect claimed 11 lives‚ and is considered to be the largest marine oil spill in the petroleum industry’s history. The spill flowed continuously for 87 days until it was declared to have been contained on 15th July 2010 and finally sealed on 19th September of the same year (BP‚ 2013). However‚ unconfirmed reports indicate that some of the well sites continue to leak (Pulham‚ Hilaire & Fenn‚ 2010). The spill took a physical and psychological
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sources of conflict or miscommunication. Hence‚ there is a pressing need to understand the cultural diversity and exercise proper measures to manage it. This paper explores the factors affecting crosscultural management in R&D projects using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Using the method of PCA‚ this paper explores the factors affecting international R&D project management under a combination of Chinese and Western cultures. Eight principal components are extracted and labeled‚ and the top two include:
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BRITISH PETROLEUM MODULE: MANAGING ACTIVITIES ASSIGNMENT TITLE: British petroleum (BP) MAY 2012 BY: STUDENT ID:BMC111213975 LECTURER: SUBMISSION DATE: 15th may 2012 CONTENTS PAGE TASKS | PAGE | Introduction | 4 | PART 1 Task 1- Structure and culture of BP and relationship between the different processes and functions. | 5-7 | Task2-identify British petroleum mission
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BP oil spill is ranked as the largest environmental disaster in the world history. As the oil from BP spill washes ashore‚ people on Gulf Coast are suffering huge damages they have never met before. The U.S. government estimates that up to 60‚000 barrels of oil a day are spewing out from the damaged BP drilling rig to Gulf of Mexico. It has ruined the shoreline‚ killed animal and sea life‚ threaten the ecosystem and harmed the tourism and fishing in Louisiana. After the spilling happened‚ US government
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BP Oil Spill 2010 Elizabeth Morton University of Phoenix SUS/300 3/9/15 Tereza Marks Gulf Oil Spill Case BP Oil Spill 2010 BP is a world leading international oil and Gas Company. The BP Company however had an oil spill on April 20‚ 2010 due to a gas release in the Gulf of Mexico. A massive explosion followed the gas release on the Deep Water Oil rig that was working on the exploration of British Petroleum. The explosive gas leak resulted in eleven peoples dead and several other individuals
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BP Oil Spill By: Kerrie Neff MGT 480 Due Diligence: Facts: I am focusing on Tony Hayward‚ former CEO of BP and I am here to address the issue regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded and ultimately caused one of the nation’s worst environmental disasters in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. To begin‚ there are many facts that led up to the incident‚ and then for many years after. BP and Hayward had already been questioned on their ethical conduct. The questions include fraud‚ environmental
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BP Disaster at Sea In 2010 the nation was dealt the worst oil spill in the history of the USA‚ the BP oil rig Deep water horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. This major catastrophe destroyed some people‚ millions of aquatic wildlife‚ birds and the reputation of BP all in one fatal event. What caused this mind blowing disaster to happen? We will take a look
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TOMS - A Business Report An analysis and evaluation of the critical success factors and marketing mix of TOMS Footwear Company Contents Page 3 - Introduction: Including Executive Summary‚ Research methods and Recommendations Page 4 - About TOMS & the TOMS business model Page 5 - The Critical Success Factors for TOMS Page 6 & 7 - The Marketing Mix‚ its links with the Critical Success Factors and recommendations Page 8 - References TOMS (2013) Introduction Executive Summary The purpose of
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crisis of the British concern British Petroleum (BP). At first I would like to provide more information about the crisis and its consequences‚ then I will identify the kind of crisis we have to deal with‚ I will discuss the several communication strategies BP have used‚ I will explain the different reactions of the public on the crisis. At last‚ I will give the oil concern some advice‚ in case a reoccurrence takes place. The BP oil spill The BP oil spill was a big natural disaster in the Gulf
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Social Cultural Responsible buyers Responsible buyers or people concerned with ecological impacts of oil on the environment could switch to alternative sources like bio fuel. Consumerism The consumption pattern of the people is key here‚ today they may decide to substitute oil for gas and tomorrow vice versa. The protection or promotion of the interest of the consumer is a somewhat hard as they are unstable. Social mobility An example of this is Leisure Time‚ people tend to move around more
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