stakeholders. This paper will give an account of many of the primary errors that were committed by BP. Also, specific dates will be used as a timeline in order to emphasize BP’s lack of concern and ability to act in a legal and ethical manner during the crisis. On April 20, 2010, a Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and causing the worst environmental disaster in US history (BBC News, 2010). Although there were obvious concerns for the environment, many
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FAQs Q: What is energy deregulation? A: Deregulation of the energy industry, or Energy Choice, separates the supply portion (the actual energy you consume), from the delivery function (the infrastructure that gets that energy to your business). Under deregulation, you must remain with your local utility for the delivery function (they manage the pipes and wires and respond to emergencies and outages), but you can shop for your energy commodity through various suppliers. Because it’s a competitive
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Energy Management – Trends towards holistic thinking in Management While the notion of thinking holistically has been around for a long time, Allan Savory is one of the first to develop a step by step process for holistic decision-making. His method can be used by individuals, families, communities, organizations, businesses, government agencies -- anyone or any group that needs to make a decision. This method first helps the decision-makers identify all the important people and resources relating
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During this reading I focused more on the Congo-Zaire portion mainly because that is what we are focusing on in class at this moment. It was interesting learning about the change in power. Patrice Lumumba at least tried to offer a national vision and critique of Belgian colonialism. Lumumba was elected as the first prime minister, and Joseph Kasavubu was elected as the President. They were both kind of lunged into leadership without any previous experience. Lumumba didn’t appreciate the restrictions
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The consequences of the Suez Crisis USA: the USA was able to step into the power vacuum left by France and Britain, and it emerged (along with the Soviets) as the one of the new foreign powers in the Middle East. The USA had now entered the Cold war battlefield, in the Middle East. The actions taken in the crisis, made the USA, seem favorable towards the Egyptians. The action taken by the USA, also raised a point of scholarly contention: the question, to what extent the Cold war had been imposed
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organized and timely faction. One thing to remember is that it’s critical is to tell the truth and give the facts. If this one thing is done it will minimize the situation and damage that can be done. The first step is to organize our team during this crisis situation. The team will include the governor of this state, the local law enforcement, the federal government and our President of the United States to assure the general public that all is being done to control this problem from spreading throughout
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Clean Water Issues in Africa Taylor Collins World Geography- B2 Water is one of the most essential necessities for survival everything that’s viable. While there are some continents that have yet to experience the issues relating to water the continent of Africa has endured this challenge. Water is a comprehensive resource that’s caused many tribulations within the continent of Africa. As the struggles with water have plagued Africa, the lack thereof, purification, and lack of precipitation
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Communication and Crisis Paper A crisis situation reports indicate that the water supply is contaminated with a life threatening biological agent in several towns and this department is handling the emergency crisis with this situation. Our department is handling the communication method of handling this crisis and informing the public of this threat and the steps they need to take to protect themselves and their families. Communication in this crisis will be crucial to keep the public calm and
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The International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund is an international organization that provides financial assistance and advice to member countries. This article will discuss the main functions of the organization, which has become an enduring institution integral to the creation of financial markets worldwide and to the growth of developing countries. History: The International Monetary Fund was originally laid out as a part of the Bretton Woods system exchange agreement in 1944
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ISSN: 2278-3369 International Journal of Advances in Management and Economics Available online at www.managementjournal.info CASE STUDY Crisis communication failures: The BP Case Study Daniel De Wolf1, Mohamed Mejri2* 1University 2Ecole of Littoral Côte d’Opale (ULCO)/Management & Economics, Dunkerque, France. Superieure de Commerce/Management Department, University of Manuba, Tunis, Tunisia. *Corresponding author: Email: mohamed.mejri@univ-littoral.fr Abstract On the 20th
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