Faculty of Business and Law Level: 3 Assignment Code: SIM335 Issue date: 12 November 2012 Contribution to module assessment: 100% dition‚ a This is an individual assignment - complete both tasks 1 and 2 Background: The assignment is intended to bring out the benefits and limitations of different approaches to project planning and control by relating these to the circumstances in the cases outlined. It is also intended to allow students to demonstrate their learning and competence in respect of the
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British Petroleum Company (BP) and Amoco Corporation are two of the largest oil and gas firms in the world. In spite of the intense rivalry between the two companies for several years‚ they decided to merge in 1990. The upstream business of BP which is exploration and manufacturing of crude oil accounted for 68% of its revenues while that for Amoco accounted for 60%. BP Amoco after the merger in 1998‚ their business involved exploration and production of crude oil. This was their upstream business
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Most of the stories take place in‚ or around Giltner Nebraska. They are based on Chief Haymart’s past experiences in his life. The reason behind his nickname “Chief” is when he was in a play‚ when he was younger‚ he actually shot an arrow at someone so the name naturally suck with him. All the stories have different backgrounds and meanings. He foreshadows his life to tell
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Berge‚ Andrea MGMT 485W Spring 2013 Case Study: TNK-BP (Russia) INTRODUCTION “This case portrays the highly uncertain scenario facing BP in Russia at the end of 2007. In the midst of unraveling relations with its cooperative partner and undesirable host government practices‚ ideal strategic conditions are implausible. In order to maximize outcomes under such imperfect circumstances‚ BP ’s senior management needs to fully assess the situational risks‚ understand the dynamics and motivations
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| BP Case Analysis | | 1. Based on the history of the company‚ why did BP get involved in so much questionable conduct? BP’s history extends back to 1901 when William D’Arcy’s Anglo-Persian Oil Company first drilled for oil in Persia and after seven years of drilling and darcy’s nearly spent his net worth finally oil spewed out and became rich. Unfortunately later at 1914 BP was on the verge of bankruptcy due to the very low demand of oil in global market. Accordingly ‚BP’s Board
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The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) is the highest ranking administrative nurse in the organization. The CNO is responsible for the practice of nursing throughout the organization by ensuring consistency in the standard of practice across all clinical settings. As a member of the executive team‚ the CNO supports and facilitates an interdisciplinary team approach to the delivery of care. As a CNO the greatest impact with nurses is to recognize the importance of creating a positive work environment and
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Board of Directors Presentation Global Management Darleen Busot MGT/230 April 13‚ 2014 Patricia Ford Agenda Organizational Direction Goals and Objectives Strategic Planning Tactical Planning Operational Planning Contingency Plan Ethics and Legal Responsibilities Organizational Direction Safety First‚ striving to be a responsible corporation among the industry is our top priority. Create safety programs that will enable our employees during emergencies. Management will ensure
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cooperating and negotiating with BP on the merger issue. Based on Amoco’s stand-alone valuation‚ it was reasonable to estimate $47 million enterprise value and $41.5 million equity value‚ with a walking-away exchange ratio 0.54. Then adding synergy‚ it reached an opening exchange ratio 0.72. Through further negotiation with BP‚ both parties reached a conclusion on certain level synergy distribution and agreed to close the deal at an exchange ratio of 0.65. The merger of Amoco and BP had strategic significance
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credit with the drawee bank. The gravamen of this special penal law is the issuance of check‚ not the non-payment of the obligation. (Lozano vs. Martinez‚ 146 SCRA 323). Checks form part of the banking system for being substitutes for money. Hence‚ BP Blg. 22 is neither violative of the constitutional provision against imprisonment of non-payment of debt nor the non-impairment clause. In the case of Que vs. People‚ the Supreme Court settled that B.P.22 applies even in cases where the
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Business Case Study: Chief Operating Officer a) What is the precise nature of Doug Yacubian’s problem? Some of Doug Yacubian’s difficulties as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Captiva Corporation are the result of circumstances beyond his control‚ as just after he took on the position there occurred the biggest crisis in the company’s history‚ a massive product recall owing to incidents of food poisoning. “Since this occurred during Doug’s first week on the job‚ he couldn’t do much to help manage
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