Introduction Royal Dutch/Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies‚ with 104‚000 employees in more than 110 countries; it is unique among the world’s oil majors and was formed from the 1907 merger of the assets and operations of the Netherlands-based Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and the British-based Shell Transport and Trading Company. In fact‚ it is the oldest joint venture. The business interests of the two companies were combined into a single group‚ with Royal Dutch owning a
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1. Stakeholder Theory vs. Shareholder Theory The Stakeholder Theory is defined as having three dimensions. The first dimension is that the stakeholders must contribute valued resources to the firm. The second dimension is how the stakeholders use these resources and the risks involved that could affect the success or failure of the firm and the relationship with that firm if it is terminated. The third dimension deals with the power that the stakeholders have within the firm. While one can be
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Introduction We chose to analyze the company Shell Global (Multinational)‚ which had operations running all over the globe and even now‚ with the financial drawbacks‚ is still growing. Shell Global started business back in 1833 and has gone through a lot of hardships but also many golden periods‚ of which many will be mentioned in this report as some of them concern ethical issues. In 1958 Nigeria became one of the largest oil producers for the Shell Group‚ where Shell has been accused of many human rights
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5311 Royal Dutch/Shell in Nigeria (A) As described in the Harvard Business School case Royal Dutch/Shell in Nigeria (A)‚ the primary issue facing Shell is scrutiny over their involvement‚ or lack of involvement‚ in the civil unrest between the Nigerian government and a group of activists representing the Ogoni people – one of Nigeria’s 240 minority tribes. Publicly the conflict is between the Nigerian government and the Ogoni people. However the core of the problem for Royal Dutch/Shell is establishing
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L A N D R A F F I N A D E R I J B . V. Company / Shell Pernis is one of the Netherlands’ largest industrial complexes‚ located in the Rijnmond area in the Municipality of Rotterdam. Shell Pernis consists first and foremost of two independent operating companies of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group: Shell Nederland Raffinaderij B.V. (oil refining) and Shell Nederland Chemie B.V. (chemicals). Various other chemical companies formerly owned by Shell are also located on the site. These were divested to
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investment products to their clients. Full-size organizations like Royal Dutch Shell and BP will employ intermediaries for more than just legal or financial necessities. On this large business scale‚ intermediaries are drawn upon for many forms of negotiation. For example‚ Royal Dutch Shell intermediaries have been involved with settling the Sakhalin II project for the past four years. The Sakhalin II project is made up of four oil companies‚ Shell being one of the four‚ who are locating and producing oil
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Shell & Knowledge Management Background of Shell Royal Dutch Shell plc‚ the world-wide group of petrochemical companies‚ was created in 1907. Shell has operations in over 90 countries which include America‚ United Kingdom‚ Australia‚ and Ireland and so on. Also‚ it is the largest energy company in the world. Shell group not only operate oil and gas product sale but also conduct petrochemical industry such as exploration‚ refining‚ distribution‚ power generation and trading and so forth. Moreover
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Paradoxes and Dilemmas for Stakeholder Responsive Firms in the Extractive Sector: Lessons from the Case of Shell and the Ogoni ABSTRACT. This paper examines some of the paradoxes and dilemmas facing firms in the extractive sector when they attempt to take on a more stakeholder-responsive orientation towards issues of environmental and social responsibility. We describe the case of Shell and the Ogoni and attempt to draw out some of the lessons of that case for more sustainable operations
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Shell Company background and history: The Royal Dutch Shell Group was created in February 1907 through the amalgamation of two rival companies: Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and the "Shell" Transport and Trading Company Ltd of the United Kingdom. It was a move largely driven by the need to compete globally with Standard Oil. Royal Dutch Petroleum Company was a Dutch company founded in 1890 to develop an oilfield in Sumatra.]For various reasons‚ the new firm operated as a dual-listed company‚ whereby
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ethics of a company can be measured by different theories. Some of these theories can be used to measure Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (Shell Nigeria). The first ethical measure discussed is utilitarian reasoning‚ also referred to as cost-benefit analysis‚ which compares the costs and benefits of a decision. Secondly for the human rights theory‚ were the rights of the stakeholders respected? Third‚ the ethical theory of justice is measured by whether the benefits and costs are fairly
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