Abstract
This paper examines Halliburton Co. and identifies two ethical issues involving its current operations and the impact of these factors on the management planning. It also analyzes three factors that influence the company's strategic, tactical operational and contingency planning and explains their impact on this planning regimen.

From the Paper
"According to a web document published online by Yahoo! Finance, Halliburton was founded in ... Halliburton provides products and services for national and independent oil and gas companies. More specifically, Halliburton Company provides products and services to the energy industry for the exploration, development and production of oil and gas properties. The company operates in two segments; Completion and Production and Drilling and Evaluation. According to the company's Form K annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, one issue involving social responsibility that..."

Tags:Halliburton, planning function, contingencies, ethics, legal, social responsibility, management planning, strategic

Abstract
This paper describes Halliburton's organizing function with respect to its knowledge management and technology, explaining how it has optimized both.

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"The energy company Halliburton has enjoyed excellent success in its business throughout the world. Halliburton is a prominent company, one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the energy industry, and in ... alone, it has already earned three engineering achievement awards. The company boasts over ... employees in at least ... countries and serves the upstream oil and gas industry throughout the lifecycle of the reservoir, from locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data, to drilling and formation, evaluation, well construction..."

Tags:Halliburton, energy company, organizing function, technology, knowledge, knowledge management

Abstract
This paper explains that Halliburton, its subsidiaries, and subcontractors play a prominent role in Iraq by providing a wide range of services, including fighting oil fires, pumping oil, supplying soldiers with hot meals, shelters and beds, and transporting materials across dangerous stretches of road. The author points out that, while the company offers incentives for employees to work in Iraq, it is experiencing a high rate of employment turnover due to the dangers many employees face on a daily basis. The paper relates that, although the company has come under scrutiny in recent years due to its involvement with Vice-President Cheney and its accounting practices, it has still managed to win billion-dollar military contracts due to its expertise in the oil service industry.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Halliburton Oil
Providing Services
Kellogg, Brown, and Root
Private Over Military
Fighting Fires
Improving Oil Production
A Year of Hard Work
The Price of Danger
The Most Dangerous Job
High Turnover
Code of Business Conduct
Chow Billing
Overcharging for Oil
War for Profit?
Conclusion

From the Paper
"Halliburton Oil is a "service firm for the oil and gas industry that currently has more than 24,000 employees and subcontractors in Iraq." The company, which was established in 1919, is based in Houston, Texas and "describes itself as one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries."
The company was "headed by Vice President Richard Cheney before he accepted Bush's invitation to be his running mate in the 2000 presidential election. Cheney is credited with dramatically expanding Halliburton's operations by bringing in billions of dollars in new contracts, but has repeatedly denied any role in company operations after his departure."

Tags:service, military, contracts, danger, turnover

Abstract
This paper evaluates the planning function of Halliburton management in addition to analyzing the impact of legal issues, ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR) within the firm. In addition, the paper explores the factors influencing the company's strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency planning. This paper contains a graph.

Outline:
Introduction
Evaluating the Planning Function at Halliburton
Analyzing the Impact of Legal, Ethical and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Issues on Halliburton Strategic Planning
Factors Influencing Organizational Planning

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"The legal issues that Halliburton continues to face are one of the most significant strategic planning risks the company must contend with going forward. An example of this is when Halliburton created a systematic plan for overcharging the U.S. Government for gasoline, vehicles, and vehicle repairs during the Iraq war (Waxman, Dingell, 2004). A congressional committee found Halliburton guilty of lying under oath and fined the company, in addition to demanding more transparency and oversight, including adherence to compliance initiatives and programs. Today Halliburton must address transparency and compliance to the U.S. Government, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and also the shareholders."

Tags:ethics, corporate, social, responsibility, governance

Abstract
The paper relates that Halliburton has grown globally to encompass services that both nations and governments rely on to extract and process oil, natural gas and other resources. The paper explores Halliburton's strategic planning objectives at different levels within the company.

Outline:
Summary
Halliburton's Strategic Planning Objectives

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"Halliburton Corporation began in 1919, beginning with well-site services and products, and eventually moving into engineering project management and the natural resources, specifically oil reservoir management. Since its founding, Halliburton has continued to expand globally into specific regions of the world where strategic natural resources, foremost of them, oil, are being prospected for, extracted, and processed from in-ground reservoirs. The initial business model of Halliburton as a result has also grown globally to encompass services that both nations and governments rely on to explores, extract, and process oil, natural gas, and other resources. Halliburton has found it profitable to move into wellbore isolation, stimulation isolation, and cement squeezing operations, all critical technologies the company relies on for completing large-scale projects."

Tags:geographic, relocation, global, markets, cross-functional, teams, accountability

Abstract
This paper explains that, in this dynamic global business environment, bad public relations (PR) can damage the business by swaying away its customers to its competitors because customers connect negative news reports with the company's core values, as in the case of Halliburton's media challenges to its accounting practices and services in Iraq. The author points out that the company has been under severe scrutiny from the liberal print and electronic media not because it has done something wrong but because of its political connections with the Bush administration; every action taken by Halliburton is news. The paper recommends that the company must counter the liberal media by projecting itself in a way that tells the people it believes in principals and not profits; the company should affiliate with non-governmental-organizations (NGO's) to create a good image towards the American people.

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"On March 7, 2005, NBC carried out news asserting, "Halliburton Co. (HAL) in January won a contract to drill at a huge Iranian gas field called Pars - which an Iranian government spokesman said "served the interests" of Iran - despite U.S. sanctions tightly restricting the ability of U.S. companies to do business there, NBC News reported Monday."
Similarly on March 14, 2005, Dow Jones Newswires ran a story asserting, "The oil majors stayed on the sidelines as oil-services companies like Halliburton Co. (HAL) were awarded billions of dollars worth of contracts to renovate Iraqi pipelines and other infrastructure. The U.S.-led postwar administration and the provisional government that followed lacked the democratic or legal legitimacy to approve full-blown production deals - which typically guarantee companies a share of oil extracted from fields they invest in (Dow Jones Newswires)." "

Tags:propaganda, values, liberal, bush, npo

Abstract
The process of globalization is a form of dialogue between an international business organization and another nation's economy and needs. Globalization involves combining existing business organizational structures with that of a new local culture. The tumult that occurs during an organizational expansion into a new economic environment can be difficult, but productive as well. This paper examines how Bank of America made use of a large, inexpensive, yet relatively well-educated English-speaking work force India. It embraced India's advantages and provided benefits for Indian workers, as well as educational, health and safety safeguards and financial opportunities. The paper shows that even Wal-Mart made use of a large population experienced in garment manufacturing on a mass scale in China and provided substantial benefits to the nation in excess to what the local populace was accustomed to receiving from indigenous companies. In contrast, the paper shows that although Halliburton in Nigeria also initially made use of a lower-cost English speaking former colony, it did so with less effective results because of a perceived insensitivity to national needs, such as its corruption and abuse of the local environment.

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"Of course, there are not as many safety and security concerns in India regarding the local population in regards to the banking industry as there are with defense manufacturing. Still, it seems as though, because the company entered into the agreement with a spirit of respect, it has become one of the most popular of "foreign banks" that "are moving more money into India, lured by the rising incomes in Asia's fourth-biggest economy," combined with its cheaper sources of English-speaking and technically experienced labor. (MacDonald & Daga, 2003) Unlike Nigeria, the African nation's economy is not expanding at nearly as quick a pace, thus highlighting the dependency of the Nigerian nation upon Halliburton."

Tags:environmental, unionization, defence, communist

Abstract
This paper answers two questions relating to a fictitious company - Sorenson research Company. It is a company that manufacturers an ships medical supplies that are specialized within the industry. The paper discusses the problems that Sorenson has with his business, and offers two solutions in resolving these issues. The solutions entail closing warehouses, changing shipping methods, and increasing profits.

From the Paper
"James Sorenson had a successful company in December 1976. His products, REGUFLO and TRUSET were becoming popular in the market. Furthermore, his sales were 50% higher than the previous year, and his income was growing. However, his inventory was quite large, and its existence was depleting funds. With lower funds available he was not able to continue to compete in his industry. Therefore, it was Sorenson's desire to lower his inventory, and maintain customer satisfaction. As Sorenson developed his company he began to specialize in specific products. By doing so, Sorenson was missing the opportunity to obtain consistent flows of income for everyday items. The sales staff ultimately sold these products directly to doctors and health care professionals, obtaining a 20% commission on all direct market sales."

Tags:research, company, business

Abstract
Organizational change is examined at The Boston Beer Company where transformational leadership is used as opposed to traditional leadership. The paper examines the communication between leaders of the company and team members as well as the company stakeholders. Finally, the paper examines the importance of teamwork in the transformational organization.

From the Paper
"The Boston Beer Company "known for the quality of our beers, and for our creativity and innovation in developing, brewing, and selling these beers" (Samuel Adams, n.d., para 1) are the makers of Samuel Adams and Samuel Adams Light beer. Since founded in 1984 the company has won many awards including being sited as one of the best companies to work for by the Boston Magazine, and by The Princeton Review as one of the best entry level jobs, and Jim Koch "has been named an "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Inc. Magazine" (Samuel Adams, para 1). To understand why this company has won these awards we must examine the way the company is a transformed organization."

Tags:company, diverse, flat, hierarchy, model, modern, organizational, organizations, psychology, stakeholders, transformed, workforce

Abstract
The paper relates that political organizations tend to be viewed as less fair and less ethical than private organizations, and discusses how the word politics seems to be connected to lack of ethics through citizens' views that politicians are weak in character and unable to make the best judgments. The paper shows how the power of money has depleted the moral fiber of politics and left the system with serious ethical issues; from Watergate to Iran-Contra to Halliburton's pipeline being built in Iraq and Afghanistan, the ethical judgments of elected servants are clearly lacking. The paper further asserts that people make a career of lobbying for companies that have covered up the obvious facts that their products kill people and countries that have mass murders as their leaders all for money. The paper explores how ethics can survive in this type of environment.

From the Paper
"Political organizations tend to be viewed as less fair and less ethical than private organizations. The word politics seems to be connected to lack of ethics through citizens' view that politicians are weak in character and unable to make the best judgments. The power of money has depleted the moral fiber of politics and left the system with serious..."

Tags:ethics, leadership, politics