Royal Dutch/Shell: Human Rights in Nigeria Synopsis: Royal Dutch Shell began oil production in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria in 1958 and has a long history of working closely with the Nigerian government to quell popular opposition to its presence in the region. From 1990-1995‚ Nigerian soldiers‚ at Shell’s request and with Shell’s assistance and financing‚ used deadly force and conducted massive‚ brutal raids against the Ogoni people living in the Niger Delta to repress a growing movement
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Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria 1. Does Shell bear some responsibility for the problems in the Ogoni region of Nigeria? I believe Shell is somewhat responsible for the problems. They seem to be taking advantage of a lower classed and less advanced country and its natural resources. If they had practiced better corporate responsibility then things would not have escalated as much. 2. What steps might Shell have taken to nip some of the protests against it in the butt‚ or even preempt
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ROYAL DUTCH/SHELL CASE 1.Does Shell bear some responsibility for the problems in the Ogoni region of Nigeria? I believe Shell bears much responsibility for the problems in the Ogoni region. One reason is the fact that Shell has received nearly $30 billion worth of oil from the Ogoni land but has not helped the Ogoni people by providing them with jobs or money to develop their lands. If Shell had provided money to the Ogoni people they could have built schools and provided health care that would
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Royal Dutch Shell: Human Rights in Nigeria Case Analysis International Business April 22‚ 2013 The History Royal Dutch Shell is a global company. It has about 93‚000 employees and is located in more than 90 countries. It is an energy and petrochemicals business. In the US it was founded in 1912 by the American Gasoline Company to sell gasoline along the Pacific Coast‚ and Roxanna Petroleum to buy oil product properties in Oklahoma (according to Shell.US website). However‚ it was founded in
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Royal Dutch Shell Financial Statement Analysis Subject: Accounting Class of International Business School of UTM Yudanto Hendratmoko MR061025 KUALA LUMPUR 2 0 0 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Shell as major integrated oil and gas company has been listed in different stock market. For reviewing‚ price calculated will be based on New York market using USD as currency. Starting 2004‚ for its financial statement‚ the company has used IFRS format that is adopted by Europe Union. Before US GAAP was
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members: Eltaj‚ Sadraddin‚ Dilsad‚ Renata‚ Vugar‚ Jaheed‚ Senan CASE STUDY #2 INTRODUCTION High Street Global Advisors‚ a global investment management organization is trying to understand the opportunities presented by the Royal Dutch/Shell pricing discrepancy. This case analyzes the benefits of shares of two twin companies Royal Dutch and Shell. Royal Dutch trades are more actively in the Netherlands and U.S. markets‚ whereas Shell trades are more actively in the United States. They are getting
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Background. Royal Dutch Shell Group is one of the world’s largest oil corporations and one of the largest companies in Europe. The company was created as a result of a merge between Netherlands’ Royal Dutch and UK’s Shell Corporation. The case looks at the issue of price differentials between several equity listings in different markets from the perspective of investors seeking an arbitrage opportunity. Royal Dutch trades more actively in the Netherlands and U.S. markets‚ whereas Shell trades more
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financial or political environments. This report highlights the cause of the problems that ultimately resulted in the failure of Royal Dutch/Shell to implement a successful strategic change. It also aims to provide a solution that will aid the organisation in realising their business objectives and goals. The fundamental root cause problem within the Royal Dutch/Shell organisation can be surmised in the blatant lack of strategic management and direction. The organisation is clearly not focussed
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Introduction Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) is one of global leading energy and petrochemical companies. Its foundation dated back to 19 Century but it fully formed after merger of Royal Dutch and Shell Transport in 1907. Now‚ Shell‚ headquartered in The Hague‚ operates in more than 140 countries or areas and employs approximately 87‚000 staffs. Shell businesses expand from upstream to downstream: it is engaged in exploration‚ production‚ refining‚ transportation and retailing of gas‚ oil‚ oil derivatives
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between Royal Dutch and Shell Transport and Trading. Multinational companies have to “engage in business practices to avoid negative consequences to their stakeholders” (Cullen‚ & Parboteeah‚ 2011‚ pg. 127). Multinational companies have to retain basic rights such as: pursuing fair profits and indicating duties provide equal wages for the employees. Prescriptive ethics is to direct multinational managers what they should and should not do. However‚ Chapter 1 in the text “Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria:
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