Management, 13Th Edition
Management, 13Th Edition
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780133910292
Author: Stephen P. Robbins & Mary A. Coulter
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18, Problem 19DQ
Summary Introduction

To determine:

The reasons why the companies ignored the red flags in the and how could such behavior be changed in the future.

Introduction:

The explosion of the British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon is considered to be one of the worst environmental disasters in the entire history of the USA. The offshore rig situated in the Gulf of Mexico was exploded into flames on 20t h April, 2010. This incident killed the eleven employees of the BP. Before the explosion of the rig there were string enough reports to suggest and warned that something might be wrong with the oil well and this was further substantiated by the red flags and several equipment readings. These red flags were however ignored and the internal documents of BP further established that there were a serious safety concerns and problems with Deepwater. The federal examination and investigation blamed both the BP and its contractor for the explosion and further suggested that there was a lax on the part of the government to have an oversight the functioning of the companies.

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