Assignment on stakeholder mapping: BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Research the spill with particular attention to the identification of BP’s stakeholders and the actions taken towards each stakeholder. Come prepared to answer the questions below. Here are a few sources to get you started:

Most of the discussion will centre around this first source – the BP 2011 Sustainability report reflecting on the disaster.

Guardian press coverage, various sources including timeline: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/bp-oil-spill

Obama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLMxjjlWHZ0&feature=channel

BBC causes of spill: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11225623

One year on: Newsnight report from may 2011 http://youtu.be/zMEB8OlnHwc

Questions

1. Identify and position BP’s stakeholders on a power/interest matrix before and during the spill.
2. What were the reasons for the spill? Did BP act responsibly?
3. How effectively did they respond to their stakeholders during the crisis?
4. What has been the result of the crisis for BP?

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