UTILITARIANISM Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that holds that an action is right if it produces‚ or if it tends to produce‚ the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people affected by the action. Otherwise the action is wrong. This cost-benefit analysis is a form of utility calculation. People in business theory use utility curves to plot the results of various actions‚ choosing those that maximize whatever it is that they wish to achieve. This utility approach is not foreign
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Jeff Grisan April 7‚ 2011 Case Study #2 British Petroleum “BP is one of the world ’s largest energy companies‚ providing its customers with fuel for transportation‚ energy for heat and light‚ retail services and petrochemicals products for everyday items” (BP‚ 2011). The organization is the fourth largest company in the world‚ operates in over 80 countries and employees more than 80‚000 people. BP produces approximately 3.8 million barrels of oil equivalent per day with more than 18
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The BP Oil Spill “Thank God men cannot fly and lay waste to sky‚ as well as the earth‚” said Henry David Thoreau on environmental damage. The BP‚ or British Petroleum‚ Gulf oil spill has been widely referred to as the biggest environmental disaster that the United States has ever faced‚ with over four million gallons of oil pouring into the waters off the Mexican Gulf Coast. The BP oil spill occurred in April of 2010. It was‚ and still is‚ the biggest oil spill in all of U.S. history. The massive
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British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon Crisis Made to: Made by: Jakob Lisbet Pals Svendsen‚ Magrethe Mondahl & Zaki Faizi – at IPA/Student Service Desk‚ 12 PM. Oliver Bjørner Søe‚ Kristoffer Thygesen‚ Michael Joachim Simon Aagaard‚ Casper Sylvest Helledi & Ekeløf Jensen – Group Name: Mixed Messages To be handed in: 03/12/2012 Exam date: 18/12/2012 Characters: Course: Corporate Communication Corporate Communication Project Copenhagen Business School Mixed Messages‚ B.Sc.
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Act utilitarianism states that‚ when faced with a choice‚ we must first consider the likely consequences of potential actions and‚ from that‚ choose to do what we believe will generate the most pleasure. The rule utilitarian‚ on the other hand‚ begins by looking at potential rules of action. To determine whether a rule should be followed‚ he or she looks at what would happen if it were constantly followed. If adherence to the rule produces more happiness than otherwise‚ it is a rule that morally
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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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“In the end utilitarianism is simply a moral justification for individual/group selfishness” Utilitarianism is a theory in which the quote by Jeremy Bentham applies “The greatest happiness to the greatest amount of people” which means that the best action is the one in which the most pleasure is given to the majority of people. The majority always wins rather than the minority and pleasure is the sole good whereas pain is the sole evil. On one hand this is classed as selfless as using utilitarianism
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1. Originally‚ an Ethics and Compliance team was formed to monitor the formation and operation of the company guidance towards ethical issues in BP’s company. Just like to set up a communication consistent standard for all the employees of BP for different location‚ culture and language. Originally‚ this is a good way to guide the company staff to maintain company standard and reputation. But the code did not effectively address specific high-risk activities for the scope of daily operations. It
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Business Management Ethics Issue at Bp Name: Date: Class: Professor: MANAGEMENT ETHICS AT BP Abstract Beyond Petroleum‚ BP is among the largest Oil and other energy companies in the world. Its targets and confidence in the market has enabled it reduce Carbone dioxide waste and enhance alternative sources of energy like solar power. This upward success has‚ however‚ in the recent past been challenged. BP’s environmental image in the globe has been tarnished
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Assignment # 1 Stakeholder analysis on the British Petroleum oil spill disaster Stakeholder: UK and USA Government The British Petroleum (BP) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico flowed unabated for three months in 2010. It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. This event affected individuals and groups‚ know as stakeholders‚ in different ways according to the impact that the catastrophe meant to their situation. The stakeholders treated in this case are
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