Investing in the future:
BP’s investing pattern
troduction
In the world, politics are the most common tool used for getting things done. In every level of society and at every stage of life, politics are widely used for getting the best results for the most people. Politics are often considered uninteresting and hard to practice, but having knowledge of politics is a property one should master, especially when talking about business at an international level. Maintaining an international oriented firm requires an enormous knowledge and feeling for practicing politics, and should not be taken lightly. In an international firm like BP there has to be dealt with many different levels of politics, especially due BP is an active player in the oil-market, a market where many political games are played with the OPEC as the best example. One of the most important decisions that have to be made in an internationally oriented company like BP is where to invest the resources that are available. In the decision-making process concerning which country to choose to invest the company’s resources, politics is probably the most important factor that should be taken into account. So the question arises which political factors BP should take into account for deciding in which country the company wants to invest. This paper is going to try to answer that question. The paper has the following structure: first it handles the political factors that are general for all companies. In this section it will also pinpoint the factors that are especially applicable to oil companies. Then it will analyze the results, and define which strategy BP should follow with the political factors in mind. In the same section the paper will apply the political factors to various countries wher ...