1) What are Virgin Group’s distinctive resources/capabilities?The Virgin BrandFirstly‚ the Virgin brand is valuable in the form of brand equity‚ where ’Virgin’ is one of the most recognised brand names in the UK‚ and is also well-known in other important markets including Europe and the U.S.A. Based on 1990s research‚ the Virgin brand was recognised by 96% of UK consumers (Case‚ p.685). Secondly‚ it is rare for a brand to have such positive consumer perceptions; which include value-for-money‚ fun
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1) What are Virgin Group’s distinctive resources/capabilities?The Virgin BrandFirstly‚ the Virgin brand is valuable in the form of brand equity‚ where ‘Virgin’ is one of the most recognised brand names in the UK‚ and is also well-known in other important markets including Europe and the U.S.A. Based on 1990s research‚ the Virgin brand was recognised by 96% of UK consumers (Case‚ p.685). Secondly‚ it is rare for a brand to have such positive consumer perceptions; which include value-for-money‚ fun
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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Virgin stands as an example of the benefits and success to be derived when top management realise that simply managing people is not sufficient‚ but investing in the human element that is responsible for all aspects of the operations‚ will reap tangible rewards. Virgin approach recognised that human resource management should not just be approached from a series of procedures‚ polices and systems but should be balanced with a keen interest in the people of the organisation
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essay‚ I shall discuss the nature of the Landlord and Tenant relationship in Ireland. I will examine the aspects of a Lease from both sides of the relationship and cover the rights of the landlord and tenant under the relevant legislation. In my final chapter I will evaluate how the personal relationship between the landlord and tenant has evolved thought out time with the passing of legislation. Leases have always been a popular way to regulate the relationship between a landlord and tenant over
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How do businesses grow? The objectives‚ which a company wants to achieve‚ can be varied. They can range from sales revenue maximization‚ increasing market share to growth. Growth is one of the most common and sought after corporate objectives because of its relative advantages. This is so because many perks come with the expansion of a business‚ which appease almost everyone. When a company grows it achieves economies of scale‚ it increases its market shares and thus wipes out competition
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David "Strategic Management. Concepts and Cases"‚ 9th edition‚ Pearson Education‚ Inc.‚ 2003 ISBN 0-13-112372-6 Chapter 1: S.N. Levine‚ The Investment Managers Handbook‚ Irwin Professional Publishing CHAPTER OUTLINE What Is Strategic Management? Key Terms in Strategic Management The Strategic-Management Model Benefits of Strategic Management Why Some Firms Do No Strategic Planning Pitfalls in Strategic Planning Guidelines for Effective Strategic Management Business Ethics and Strategic Management
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The Nature of Strategic Management Learning Outcomes After studying this unit‚ you should be able to do the following: Describe the strategic management process Explain the need for integrating analysis and intuition in strategic management Define and give examples of key terms in strategic management State the nature of strategy formulation‚ implementation and evaluation activities Describe the benefits of good business in strategic management Explain the advantages and Disadvantages of
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289 CASE EXAMPLE The Virgin Group Aidan McQuade Introduction The Virgin Group is one of the UK’s largest private companies. The group included‚ in 2006‚ 63 businesses as diverse as airlines‚ health clubs‚ music stores and trains. The group included Virgin Galactic‚ which promised to take paying passengers into sub-orbital space. The personal image and personality of the founder‚ Richard Branson‚ were highly bound up with those of the company. Branson’s taste for publicity has led him to
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There is no doubt that family businesses contribute significantly to the economic growth of any society today. In the United States‚ around 80% of all businesses are family-owned‚ generating 50% of the country’s annual GDP (Lank‚ 2000). Similarly‚ family businesses constitute as much as 70% of all UK businesses employing 50% of the country’s workforce (Institute for Small Business Affairs‚ 1999). However‚ not all family businesses are large; the majority of them are small and medium sized. This paper
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6) Strategic Direction of Development 7) Methods of Development 8) Conclusions and Recommendations 9) Resources 10) Appendices 1) Executive Summary This report aims to evaluate the current strategic directions followed by Virgin Atlantic. Initially we discuss the organisation’s mission statement and identify how the vision of the company is reflected though the strategic objectives
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