Kerr-McGee

Silkwood Patti Maisner Kaplan University Introduction Karen Silkwood, in her twenty’s, worked for Kerr-McGee Corporation in the state of Oklahoma in the field of metallurgy. She worked with plutonium (a radioactive metal) at her job and noticed after a time of employment, that things were not being correctly, in terms of protecting the workers. She tried to change and implement safety procedures to ensure worker protection, but instead was seen as a ‘whistle blower’. Because of her actions, although nothing has been distinctly proven, she was purposely contaminated and run off the road while she was driving. Not only did she witness blatant violations that would cause harm to the environment, she documented violations…

Business begins with value creation. It is purpose of the business origination to create and deliver the value. The companies who ignore this most important aspect of business, suffer from making losses or losing stakeholders. Let’s discuss the case of Kerr-Mcgee Corporation, which was formed in 1929. Their mission statement is as follows: “Create value for shareholders through the energy business”. In 2006, Kerr-Mcgee was acquired by Anadarko Petroleum, a company which was concern not only…

Producer, Mike Nichols provides us with a powerful look into the life of an American nuclear plant worker in the 1983 movie “Silkwood.” Starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell and Cher, “Silkwood” depicts the true story of Karen Silkwood, a chemical technician and union activist at Kerr-McGee nuclear facility in Crescent, Oklahoma. Knowing that the plant is three months behind in meeting a contract’s deadline, Silkwood suspects that their work is being compr0mised in order to meet the deadline.…