BP Oil Spill Background The British Petroleum Oil Spill incident is the largest in history that raises various issue environmental and ethical issues. On 20th of April 2010‚ an explosion of the drilling rig caused the oil spill close to the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico‚ in which 11 employees were killed. It took around five months for the oil well to exert no further risk and be concealed‚ where many controversies arose throughout the period. BBC‚ 2010. Timeline: BP Oil Spill. BBC
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.........................................................................................................................................2 Do you agree with Tony Hayward’s quote at the end of the case? .................................................................2 Was this disaster strictly a BP failure or an industry accident?........................................................................2 What factors affect the competitive environment of the oil industry? .....................
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BP is a British global energy company which is the third largest energy company and the fourth largest company in the world. As a multinational oil company‚ BP is the UK’s largest corporation‚ with its headquarters in London. BP’s headquarters is in Houston‚ Texas. The company is among the largest private sector energy corporations in the world‚ and one of the six private sector oil exploration‚ natural gas‚ and petroleum product marketing companies. Tony Hayward took over as the Chief Executive
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like to discuss the 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
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Case Study Coca-Cola and CEO Douglas Ivester And BP and CEO Tony Hayward 1. If Douglas Ivester was so successful‚ for years‚ on the executive staff‚ why did he fail when he was given the CEO/president position? Give an overall impression‚ broad stroke explanation of why he failed. Ivester was a hardworking‚ diligent CEO‚ but he lost sight of the people side of Coca-Cola. In any business people are a very important aspect that needs to be nurtured because without them the business is
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coal burning factories‚ along with the eventual expansion of the petroleum industry‚ led to an early foothold for the ―Environmental Movement.‖ In 1919 the American Petroleum Institute (API) was established by the petroleum and allied industries‚ recognizing that a lack of standardization had resulted in industry shortages and unnecessary accidents. The development of the environmental‚ health and safety performance of the petroleum industry was the ensuing of API‘s four-fold mission. Environmental
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at Norsk Petroleum Norsk Petroleum is a leading gas and oil exploration company based in Oslo‚ Norway. It employs 2564 people‚ and its business operations comprise the exploration‚ production and marketing of crude oil‚ natural gas and natural gas liquids. In 2007 most of its business was conducted in Norway and Canada‚ although its interests included ventures in West Africa‚ Australia‚ the Gulf of Mexico and Venezuela. When Usa Bohm‚ the human resources director for Norsk Petroleum‚ read an
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1. Application and sustainability design Biocomposites have been used for sustainability for years now and considerable advancements have been made to perfect the physical and mechanical properties. With the current challenges that the industrial world faces regarding the unavoidable environmental impact of manufacturing goods‚ companies have been turning to sustainable design in order to reduce this impact and to minimize the damage to the environment while at the same time reaping the marketing
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The Transformation of BP Chapter 5-4 | Eric | Summer | Helen | Lidya | Mandy | Content • Introducing BP • Transforming BP • BP Superior performance through Knowledge Sharing • BP Building Cooperate Reputation Through facing the Public Responsibility • Conclusion and Future Consideration Introducing BP BP at a Glance BP is of one of the world’s largest energy companies‚ providing its customers with fuel for transportation
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Office: | | | | Web: | | | | 1.3 Consultation Hours Caroline Wilden Day: Tuesday Time: 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Day: Wednesday Time: 10.00 a.m. to 12 noon And other times by appointment Craig Hurley (Topic 1 - Sustainability) Day: Thursday Time: 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. And other times by appointment 1.4 Prescribed Text This course will be conducted on the presumption that students have a copy of: Grace‚ D & Cohen‚ C (2010). Business Ethics
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