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Principles of Management

Part A

1. Using your own words, briefly describe what social responsibility means to you personally.
2. Do you think business organizations should be socially responsible? Provide two (2) supporting facts to justify your response.
3. Do you think values-based management is just a "do-gooder" ploy? Provide one (1) supporting fact to justify your position.

Part B 

1. To analyze the need to balance the interests of a variety of stakeholder groups, what questions should management ask? Provide four (4) questions.
2.  How do managers misuse discipline? Provide two (2) examples.

ASSIGNMENT 08

Principles of Management

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• Griggs, J. (2011). BP GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL. Energy Law Journal, 32.1, 57-79. Retrieved fromhttps://search.proquest.com/docview/869071045/13F9B6E0ACE2413E456/3?accountid=45844

Respond to the following:

1. Using your own words, provide an overview of the events and implications of the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
2. Explain the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, including why it was enacted, its general provisions, and OPA 90's effectiveness in terms of containing a major spill.
3. Why did it take BP so long to stop the spill?
4. Which type of control would have been most helpful to BP in averting the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Provide one (1) supporting fact to support your response.