Imagine you are an executive for BP, and you are preparing a presentation for the board of directors about the organization's direction.

Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, with speaker notes, in which you address the following:

Question 1: Evaluate the planning function of management as it relates to the organization's goals and strategies. Use steps in the planning process outlined in the text.

Question 2: Analyze the influence that legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibility have had on management planning at BP. Provide at least one example for each.

Question 3: Analyze at least three factors that influence the company's strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency planning.