Assignment
BP Deepwater Horizon Case Study: "Crisis Management Case Study: Deepwater Horizon" by Bryan Strawser.
Film about the BP Oil Disaster "Deadly accident Deepwater Horizon National Geographic Documentary 2017" YouTube Video.
Solve the following case: BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill is a complex crisis not limited to the financial, economic, and corporate involved. Since numerous people, businesses, and the environment were affected, and 11 workers lost their lives, an analysis that also encompasses ethical and moral considerations is required.
A. Who and what factors were responsible for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill?
B. Evaluate BP's corporate culture from an ethical standpoint. What role did top management have in shaping that culture?
C. What actions could/should BP management have taken in response to the many early warning signs? Did the "in action" of BP demonstrate the company's ethics? Explain.
D. What responsibility did BP's partners and oversight agencies like OSHA have in the crisis?
E. How did BP's corporate strategy affect its ethical decision making?
F. Do companies like BP should have an ethical responsibility to protect the environment? Why or why not?