BUSN311 Week 6 Discussion

Review the articles on the BP Gulf Oil spill and corporate social responsibility in Required Readings. In your first Forum post include the following:

• Explain how the philosophy of Milton Friedman could have played a role in BP management's decision.
• Explain how use of the triple bottom line framework theory with CSR could have led BP to make a different decision and avoid the disaster. What would have been the corporate considerations and decision making process?