Chris Intro to Business 9/22/10 BP and Ethics This case is about the safety problems faced by BP‚ the third-largest oil and gas producer in the world. On March 23‚ 2005‚ an explosion at BP’s Texas City refinery resulted in one of the most serious workplace accidents in the US. An investigation by The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) uncovered many safety lapses at the Texas City refinery. BP was accused of endangering its workers by compromising on process safety due
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BP Crises Law/531 October 1‚ 2012 The Deepwater Horizon disaster attributed to BP‚ a multinational oil and gas company‚ occurred in 2010 dumping massive amounts of oil in the waters on the gulf coast. The BP is headquartered in London with operations in 80 countries with the largest being in the United States. Team B participated in a simulation that presented a similar scenario as the oil spill mentioned. The company in the
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strategy Oil companies were the worst performing brands in the world market. There was no brand in the oil industry that had created positive perception in the public. During the late 1990’s BP has decided to change this perception for their brand. The main idea was to create a symbolic capital for BP. The definition of symbolic capital is given by (Bourdieu‚ 1974/1977 sited in Holt & McNulty‚2008‚p.76) as “ the resources by which authority and credibility are established amongst employees‚ peers
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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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employer from the states‚ moved oversees to Russia to start his employment with Horizon Trading Company. Throughout his training‚ John was instructed to do unethical practices as Regional Supervisor so the company can make money. One unethical practice he was instructed to do was giving or accepting bribes for contracts. Another unethical practice that John was instructed to do was tax evasion‚ to prevent Horizon Trading Company pay a lot of taxes to the federal and local governments. John also gets
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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 role of the government also plays a major role in these challenges that are faced by Nike. As we know that government laws and regulations differ from country to country and this makes manufacturing of products very difficult challenge for the international companies like Nike. The host governments have laws concerns against consumer protection‚ information and labeling‚ employment‚ wages and salaries and safety of the workers who work in those firms. The international organizations must keep
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The Transformation of BP Chapter 5-4 | Eric | Summer | Helen | Lidya | Mandy | Content • Introducing BP • Transforming BP • BP Superior performance through Knowledge Sharing • BP Building Cooperate Reputation Through facing the Public Responsibility • Conclusion and Future Consideration Introducing BP BP at a Glance BP is of one of the world’s largest energy companies‚ providing its customers with fuel for transportation
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ethical culture that could have contributed to the Gulf Coast oil spill disaster include: * The company tried to assure concerned stakeholders that it took environmental concerns seriously‚ but BP’s actions have not always concided with its words. BP has engaged in numerous instances of questionable behavior including fraud‚ environmental‚ and ethical transgressions clearly demonstrate that the company has a history of disregarding the well-being of stakeholders. The company has claimed to be an
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