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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Mazpule Psyc. 2001 June 5th‚ 2013 BP (Beyond Petroleum) focuses on sustainability 1) Based on the history of the company‚ why did BP get involved in so much questionable conduct? The reason why BP got involved in so much questionable conducts is because at first they didn’t want to spend the money on fixing the stuff. They have been ignoring all these red flags and at the end they ended up spending much money. They could of saved a lot of money if they had fixed the problem before the incident
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In the wake of the disaster in the gulf American citizens have a plethora of questions. Why would BP engage in risky practices that could endanger the area where the company makes its profit? Who is responsible for ensuring that the citizens of the Gulf Coast region are protected when companies like BP place profit above people? As this drama plays out on American television screens one must realize that the only check to the power of private companies is the American government which is charged
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Monsanto: Q1. Does Monsanto maintain an ethical culture than can effectively respond to various stakeholders? I believe Monsanto makes an effort to have an ethical culture and for the most part they succeed. The bribery issues in Indonesia‚ within their own company‚ in the late 1990’s/early 2000’s were reported to the Department of Justice by Monsanto. This level of corporate governance is something I think many large corporations would not do. The farmers‚ who are primary stakeholders because
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The following per unit data apply for sales to regular customers: Direct materials $455 Direct labor 300 Variable manufacturing support 45 Fixed manufacturing support 100 Total manufacturing costs 900 Markup (60%) 540 Targeted selling price $1440 Grant’s Kitchens has excess capacity. Ms. Wang wants the cabinets in cherry rather than oak‚ so direct material costs will increase by $30 per unit. 72. For Grant’s Kitchens‚ what is the minimum acceptable price of this one-time-only
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directly related to the price of the home‚ and decided to make that the null hypothesis. The alternative hypothesis will be used to accompany the null hypothesis and is‚ the evidence suggests that square footage does not determine how much a home will cost. Level of Significance To find the rejection region of the hypothesis‚ “numerical values of the test statistic for which the null hypothesis will be rejected‚” a level of significance should be chosen (McClave‚ Benson‚ & Sincich‚ 2011‚ P.325)
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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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from around the world. The Biopsychosocial Perspective combines all three fields to be able to study how psychological‚ biological and sociological all Interact with each other. A family tree also known as a genogram was made of a family using the BPS model. The psycho‚ bio‚ and social traits of the family were outlined on a color coded key. One thing that became vivid right away was that there are several traits that the family had in common. Traits being passed in a family are known as intergenerational
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We will go through the BP business context and culture‚ safety aspect‚ organization capability‚ responsiveness and risk assessment aspects of their ethical culture‚ result from the management and caused the disaster. BP Business Context and ethical culture: From the BP management employer aspects‚ they are not follow some mechanical level‚ safety procedure over and ignored which required by Act (e.g. Clean Air Act) over 8 year for their production. At the end the huge explosion occurred in March
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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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