Introduction Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is the largest oil company in the United Arab Emirates (Bahgat, 2013). This state owned company was founded in 1971 by the government of Abu Dhabi. The company experienced massive growth in the 1980s and 1990s due to large oil reserves in this region. According to the report by Bahgat (2013), the firm is currently ranked fourth largest oil company in the world, and the largest corporation in the United Arab Emirates. In order to manage the workload, the management of this firm established 14 subsidiary companies working in different areas, from the production process to logistics and marketing. In this paper, the researcher seeks to conduct an audit in order to determine the nature of leadership, people, and partners of this firm, processes and infrastructure, and the organizational culture that has helped it achieve its current success. Evaluation of People and Partners at ADNOC ADNOC is a state owned company that is operated as a department within the government. Although the government has avoided any direct involvement into its operations, the top management unit of this firm is answerable to the government of Abu Dhabi. This explains why the chairperson of this company is Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed who is the ruler of the United Arab Emirates. It is important to note that this position is ceremonial because he does not engage directly in the normal operations of the firm. However, his position at this firm clearly shows the government’s interest in this company. He gets regular briefing about strategic issues affecting the firm or major decisions that the firm plans to make. According to Hults, Thurber and Vic (2011), when the top management unit of this firm has plans to form partnership with external stakeholders, the ruler has to be consulted as the chairperson of this organisation. Other key people at this firm include Mr. Abdul Munim Al-Kindy who is the chief executive officer of the firm. The management of this firm has been keen on identifying partners who can help it push its agenda in the international market. According to Mohamed (2013), ADNOC has formed strategic partnership with oil marketers in the international markets to help in promoting its brand and products in the market. For instance, Delta is one of its main partners in the emerging markets in Africa. Some of these strategic partners also act as the distributors of this firm’s products in the market. This has helped ADNOC to achieve success in this industry. By delegating some of its functions to these partners, it becomes easy to concentrate on the extraction of the products. The marketing and logistical functions are delegated to these partners. Analysis of Processes and Infrastructure According to Bahgat (2013), in the current competitive market, firms are keen on improving their processes in order to ensure that they deliver quality products to their clients. The management of ADNOC has been keen on ensuring that its processes are within the international standards in order to compete favourably with international players in the global oil market. This means that its infrastructure must be based on the emerging technol