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Should Business Influence the Science and Politics of Global Environmental Change? (B): Climate Change Strategies of Three Multinational Oil Corporations

By Marc Le Menestrel,  Henri-Claude de Bettignies,  Sybille Van den Hove
Published 08 Jan 2001
Reference 4957
Topic Strategy
Industry Oil & Energy
Region Global
Length 19 page(s)
Language English
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Summary

Case B: Presents the climate change strategies of three multinational corporations Exxon Mobil, BP Amoco, and Total-Fina-Elf.

Teaching objectives

Assess critical business strategies on global environmental risks and underlying ethical dilemmas; Acknowledge influence of business on scientific and political dimensions of society, and ethical responsibility as an inherent dimension of business global strategy; Reflect on ethical management of this influence; Reflect on the evolution of business responsibility.

Keywords
  • Business ethics
  • Climate change
  • Oil industry
  • Ethical dilemmas
  • Global environmental change
  • Kyoto protocol
  • Social responsibility
  • Global strategy
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      About the authors
      Le Menestrel

      Marc Le Menestrel

      Affiliate Professor of Decision Sciences
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      Henri-Claude de Bettignies

      Emeritus Professor of Asian Business

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