SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SHELL IN NIGERIA The entry of Shell D’Arcy Exploration Company into the search for oil across the entire Nigerian colony in 1937 marked a watershed in the history of oil and gas resources in the Niger Delta region. The Anglo-Saxon Petroleum‚ according to Steyn (2009)1‚ was renamed by that of the Shell Overseas Exploration Company in the official license in 1937. The exploration eventually resulted in a large commercial oil discovery. Shell Nigeria is the common name
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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 in the developing world. We argue that firms such as Shell‚ Rio Tinto and others may
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Is Globalisation a good or a bad thing? Introduction Before moving to the main points‚ I’d like to give you an outline of my assessment. Initially‚ I’ll start by exploring the meaning of Globalisation and I will give some example of how it affects us. Thereafter‚ I will explain and clarify you what are the positive and negative impacts of Globalization. Finally‚ I will give my personal opinion about Globalization and a conclusion will be reached. What is Globalisation? We now communicate
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2. What is Globalisation all about? 3. What are the advantages of a global world? 4. What are the drawbacks of a global world? 5. Trade and Globalisation 6. Migration and Globalisation 7. Conclusion 8. Sources 1. Introduction As the subject for this Paper I choose Globalisation. The main reason for this choice is my fascination with the subject as well as the fact that in the last few years globalisation has become a
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two decades or so‚ a period. As a word it has existed since the 1960s. The dictionary definition is a great deal drier. Globalisation (n) is the "process enabling financial and investment markets to operate internationally‚ largely as a result of deregulation and improved communications" (Collins) or - from the US - to "make worldwide in scope or application" (Webster). Globalisation can be understood or characterized by intensification of global interconnectedness between both states and non-state
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conclusion is based on the moon snail’s preference of preying on the small to moderate sized bivalves. Because smaller bivalves are more likely to be preyed upon both the incongruous and blood ark populations will evolve in favor of having a larger shell in order to better survive against their environmental factors. This conclusion is further supported by the type of selection seen within the incongruous and blood ark populations‚ which was directional. Because one extreme seemed to be favored in
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Globalisation What is globalisation? According to OECD globalization is “The geographic dispersion of industrial and service activities‚ for example research and development‚ sourcing of inputs‚ production and distribution‚ and the cross-border networking of companies‚ for example through joint ventures and the sharing of assets.” Put simply this means the growth of MNC’s‚ international integration and increased free trade The key characteristics of globalisation are: 1. Free trade: a flow
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than less important in an era of Globalisation. Do you agree? In an era of Globalisation‚ society interconnects each nation in regards to the concept of a ’Free Market ’ where nations are united within fundamental methods and practices to circulate the economy such as trade‚ markets‚ products‚ resources and culture. Despite this inter-connection and quarrel that governments have against the ideology of Globalisation‚ disputes still continue whether Globalisation is an advantage or disadvantage
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1. What does the shell ordinarily do while a command is executing? What should you do if you do not want to wait for a command to finish before running another command? The shell waits for the command to finish executing. You can send the command to the background by using "&". 2. 2. Using sort as a filter‚ rewrite the following sequence of commands: $ sort list > temp $ lpr temp $ rm temp $ cat list | sort | lpr 3. What is a PID number? Why are these numbers useful when you run processes in the
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CFD SIMULATION OF HEAT TRANSFER IN SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER KHAIRUN HASMADI OTHMAN A t hesis submitted in fulfillment for the award of the Degree of Bachelor in Che mical Engineering (Gas Technology) Faculty of Che mical and Natural Resources Engineering Universiti Malaysia Pahang APRIL 2009 i ABSTRACT Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) is a useful tool in solving and analyzing problems that involve fluid flows‚ while shell and tube heat exchanger is the most common
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