A corporate stakeholder is that which can affect or be affected by the actions of the business as a whole. Examples of a company’s stakeholders Stakeholders | | Government | Taxation‚ VAT‚ legislation‚ low unemployment‚ truthful reporting. | Employees | Rates of pay‚ job security‚ compensation‚ respect‚ truthful communication. | Customers | Value‚ quality‚ customer care‚ ethical products. | Suppliers | Providers of products and services used in the end product for the customer‚ equitable
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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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A stakeholder is any individual or group who can affect or is affected by the actions‚ decisions‚ policies‚ practices‚ or goals of the organisation (Freeman 1984‚ 25). They have the interests in the activities of an organization and can be divided into internal and external stakeholders. In addition‚ there are different levels of stakeholders: primary and secondary. The level of stakeholders depends on the political‚ economic and social environment. Internal stakeholders are those from within the
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WHO ARE YOUR STAKEHOLDERS? WHAT ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARDS EACH OF THE STAKEHOLDERS? Groups / individuals that are affected by and/or have an interest in the operations and objectives of the business Most businesses have a variety of stakeholder groups which can be broadly categorised as follows: Stakeholder groups vary both in terms of their interest in the business activities and also their power to influence business decisions. Here is a useful summary: Stakeholder Main Interests
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Walmart Stakeholders 3/18/2013 Walmart is one of the largest retailers in the world that is steadily growing and seeking to develop ways of meeting the needs of their stakeholders. In our textbook‚ stakeholders are defined as “people who stand to gain or lose by the policies and activities of a business and whose concerns the business needs to address” (Nickels‚ McHugh & McHugh‚ 2009). Walmart has several internal and external stakeholders that keep the business at the top of the retail
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Stakeholders 1st Business: Nike The aim of this business is to provide and develop products for athletes of every ability and to make sure their products help athletes reach their potential. They also want to create business opportunities that set them apart from competition and also to provide value for their stakeholders. Having objectives in a business is very important because it brings goals that the business needs to reach and also allows the company to be united. With Nike being a huge
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Petroleum (BP) has won acclaims and awards for CSR. But Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar (Times of India‚ Bangalore edition 2010) argued in his article that BP has created the greatest environmental disaster in history which includes its out-of-control Macondo deep-sea well. Gulf of Mexico oil leak is another big historical issue. BP has created a huge image building campaign of ‘beyond petroleum’ critics say that BP has now spindling with ‘beyond problems’ (NJ Watson‚ Petroleum Economist‚ 2009). BP states
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BP – The $40billion Safety Culture Vacuum On March 23rd 2005 a huge explosion at BP’s Texas oil refinery killed 15 people and injured more than 180. Most were its own staff. The refinery had suffered safety problems before. The previous year two workers died when scalded by super-heated water that escaped from a high-pressure pipe. The British media focused on the effect of the 2005 blast: the price of oil rose by several $s a barrel. In Texas‚ however‚ the local media were outraged by ‘yet
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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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Company (BP) is a British multinational oil and gas company. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world. It is vertically integrated and operates in all areas of the oil and gas industry‚ including exploration and production‚ refining‚ distribution and marketing‚ petrochemicals‚ power generation and trading. It also has renewable energy activities in biofuels and wind power. BP has operations in over 80 countries‚ produces around 3.4 million barrels of oil equivalent
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