School/Portfolio: | The Business School | Course Code/ID: | BUGEN 5930 | Course Title: | Business‚ Society and the Planet | Teaching Location: | Mt Helen | Program(s): | | Author: | Caroline Wilden | Level: | Introductory | Semester: | Semester 1‚ 2013 | Prerequisite(s): | Nil | Corequisite(s): | Nil | Exclusion(s): | Nil | Credit Points/Progress Units: | 15 | ASCED Code: | 080399 | Adopted Reference Style APA 1 COURSE ORGANISATION: 1.1 Handbook/s For
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Technological innovation and development companies investing on improving technical abilities through productivity (technical know- how) we have the examples of BP forming an innovation board with the sole aim of delivering innovation results in areas of business transformation ‚ cost reduction ‚ health ‚ safety and environment. Also companies such shell ‚Bp ‚Centrica and royal Dutch have been investing in the development of storage facilities for carbon emissions after the government warning and set regulations
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Page 35 TNK-BP: TREAD WITH CAUTION Christopher T. Bluhm‚ Saint Mary’s College of California Mary Vradelis‚ Saint Mary’s College of California Catherine Li‚ Saint Mary’s College of California Brett Threlkeld‚ Saint Mary’s College of California J. Tomas Gomez-Arias‚ Saint Mary’s College of California CASE DESCRIPTION The primary subject matter of this case concerns the management of international joint ventures. Secondary issues examined include: business in Russia; government’s intervention in
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BP OIL SPILL IN 2010 April 20th was a tragic day for BP and the crew of the Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon. “Floating fifty-two miles off the coast of Louisiana in 5‚000 feet of water was an oil rig drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.” (Hoffman‚ 2010) What unfolded next will go down in history as the worst accidental oil spill in the world. “The oil well a mile below the surface of the Gulf blew up from high-pressure methane gas expanding into the drill. As a result of the explosion‚ it ended
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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 Challenges of Globalization John Manzoni‚ Chief Executive‚ Refining and Marketing for BP‚ gave a speech in 2005 discussing BP’s future in globalization and the challenges that lie in an increasingly global business environment. He said that business (BP) is the heart of society and can’t ignore what is happening around it‚ and that BP exists for a purpose‚ which is to provide goods and services that people want to buy at a price they can afford to pay‚ and BP exists because of shareholders
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Petroleum’s underwater pipeline‚ Deepwater Horizon‚ catastrophically failed and began spewing hundreds of thousands of barrels of petroleum daily. Currently BP plans to create a relief pipeline to fix the Deepwater Horizon and pay for all the damages that their pipeline is causing. On the other hand‚ President Barack Obama is demanding that BP take responsibility and pay for all necessary reparations such as cleaning the coastal shores and aid the people affected by
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1. Do you agree or disagree with Tony Hayward’s quote at the end of the case? Was this disaster strictly a BP failure or an industry accident? (One of my biggest mistakes was that I allowed myself to become the lightning rod for hatred and anger.” He went on to say‚ “I genuinely feel that this could have happened to anyone. This is not BP. It is an industry accident.) I mostly agree with Tony Hayward because an accident of that size is a result of a complex combination of mechanical failures‚
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1. What are the main ethical issues and dilemma BP faces in this case? A project that is on a large scale faces some issues‚ including: There are concerns about the coating of the pipeline and the risks of leakages‚ in particular in Georgia‚ where oil spills might significantly impact the country’s strategic water resources in the Bojorni National Park. Concerns were also raised over the fact that the pipeline runs through earthquake zones‚ which leakages nearly inevitable or could not be avoided
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2010 BP Horizon Oil Spill Back in the ’40s and ’50s I believe that companies stood behind their products. In later decades I don ’t think it was as common and there were a lot of lies‚ double books‚ and skimming going around. In this current age how many companies can you honestly say you would invest in their products for the rest of your life? BP is just one of thousands of companies that work by the bottom line and only by the bottom line‚ usually bypassing safety and employees. BP just got
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