Second Harvard Case Study assignment on the BP & Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. Answer the following questions. Do you agree or disagree with Tony Hayward’s quote at the end of the case? Was this disaster strictly a BP failure or an industry accident? What were the most significant flawed decisions made by BP and its partners in the case? How did BP’s history and culture shape decision-making on the Deepwater Horizon rig? How did the political and regulatory environment affect decision-making by BP and its partners? In what ways did BP lack the appropriate safety culture? What could it have done to build a stronger safety culture? Why did so many employees, engineers, managers, and rig workers deem it appropriate to take significant risks? Why did workers and management on the rig fail to oppose some of the poor choices that were made? What should Tony Hayward have done in the immediate aftermath of the accident to manage the crisis more effectively? Maximum pages 10 double spaced at font size 12. Graded out of 25 points.
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