BP PLC announced in London recently that it will no longer make political contributions anywhere in the world. Sir John Browne, BP's chief executive, said the oil company and other corporations should keep their distance from the political process. "We'll engage in the policy debate, stating our views and encouraging...
This paper examines the use of Branding as made by political parties as a means of establishing party values and winning political support. It looks at the way in which political parties use communication to create, build and maintain political brands. The paper involves an examination of the recent history...
Sophisticated managers address political risk by employing tailored risk mitigation strategies that reflect the specific factors affecting a firm's risk profile. Insurers may therefore determine the proper scope and price more accurately and efficiently by assessing the fitness of a given political risk mitigation strategy. This paper provides a simple...
Political risk is the threat that social, political or economic factors in a foreign country may affect the feasibility and profitability of an organization's global operations. The map of political risk has taken on a changing form over the past twenty years. Along with new breeds of risk comes intensified...
Introducing ethnic, political, religious and social unrest into an already volatile mix exposes business to potentially catastrophic unanticipated losses that could not have reasonably been predicted in any business plan. Political, economic, financial and military instability in many areas of the world can give rise to political risk losses that...
Petroleum industry observers comment that the world crude oil price influx is more likely to be influenced by the fear of oil supply interruptions that may come from political or economic pressures. In effect, industry analysts are stating that price jumpPetroleum industry observers comment that the world crude oil price...
It seems impossible when it comes to some issues, such as this summer's controversy over the availability and price of electricity, for good sense and reasonable economics to overcome political hysteria. That's especially true when those responsible It seems impossible when it comes to some...
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