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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P2: Describe the different stakeholders who influence the purpose of two contrasting businesses. What are stake-holders? Stake-holders are any individuals‚ organizations and companies’s interested in the business section and are affected by the business activities. Internal stake-holders are groups within the business; On the other hand‚ External stake-holders are those outside the business‚ for example‚ the community. Internal stake-holders consist of: Owners: Interested in making profit and
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Stakeholder Influences on Programs PEACE Domestic Violence Agency’s mission is to reduce victim trauma‚ empower survivors‚ and promote recovery through direct services. PDVA is committed to reducing the incidence of sexual assault and domestic violence through education and strives to challenge societal norms and beliefs that condone the perpetuate violence in the community. Stakeholders and the influence they have in a program plan‚ along with staff and administration personnel‚ is usually inadequately
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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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1.2. Qantas’ stakeholders Stakeholders are all groups and individuals who have an interest in the company being analysed. In order to focus on these groups which have the power to influence‚ corporate level activities have to be identified first. This can include large shareholders‚ governments and trade unions. The power and interest of those stakeholder groups have an impact on the process by which strategy develops at the corporate level and in each individual business. (Williamson et al‚ 2004
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that the chemicals dumped into the area as an ill-thought-out solution have made many of them sick. But what about the ocean itself that has been treated as an experimental chemical dump by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and corporate giant BP? Turns out‚ according to new research from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes (UAA) in Mexico‚ the two million gallons of the dispersant Corexit which the EPA dictated had to be used to supposedly clean up
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Stakeholders and Organizations Stakeholders are persons or groups that affect or are affected by an organization. They fulfill many roles within organizations. What is the most significant role stakeholders play in an organization? Why? How do stakeholders acting in this role influence the organization ’s mission‚ vision‚ and strategy? The answer to this question depends to a large degree who the stakeholder is and whether it is a market or nonmarket stakeholder (Lawrence & Weber‚ 2011). However
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BP Oil Spill May 1‚ 2012 Abstract This paper is written on a current article that was recently published. The article is criminal justice related and about the BP oil spills that happened two years ago. The paper will be a brief summary of the article and what has happened since the oil spill. On Tuesday‚ April 24‚ 2012 at 7:40 P.M. Federal prosecutors brought the first criminal charges in the Gulf oil spill‚ accusing a former BP engineer of deleting
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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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shareholder value. In a country such as South Africa‚ where companies are under increasing pressure from both customers and shareholders to improve performance‚ and where the growth strategy is aimed at exports‚ logistics outsourcing can have an important impact. The main purpose of this assignment has therefore been to investigate the advantages that accrue to stakeholders when outsourcing logistics practices to third party logistics providers (3PL) and a discussion follows as to other value adding services
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