remained unattended and has grown to the extent that we are witnessing today. In March 2006‚ Prime Minister Manmohan Singh‚ while addressing Chief Ministers of Nine naxal affected States‚ mentioned that Naxalism constitutes the biggest internal security threat to India. This was the first official recognition of the problem. This was followed by the Prime Minister’s address on 15th August in the same year where he mentioned that the country is facing serious challenges from terrorism and Naxalism. Thereafter
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internet as a threat to old media Introduction Just a few clicks on the mouse and a whole world of information are available for free. The internet‚ whilst largely contributing to declining newspaper‚ magazines and books sales‚ decreasing the percentage of advertising on TV and radio‚ increasing of internet piracy and illegal downloading of films and music. Internet can at least provide a huge resource for journalist‚ authors‚ musicians‚ photographers‚ producers‚ editors‚ directors and all
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Ansoff Matrix of Virgin Groups‚ McDonald’s and eBay Introduction Ansoff Matrix was introduced by Igor Ansoff‚ a Russian-born pioneer of strategic management and corporate planning. He was also the strategist who first identified the fact that competitive advantage in the market was vital in the element of planning process (2001). Ansoff matrix helps to define two vital factors for marketing: what is sold and who it is sold to. Therefore‚ it pertains on the products
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Virgin Group: Finding New Avenues for Growth Virgin is a leading international investment group and one of the most respected and recognized brands in the world. It has been one of the fastest growing companies in the world since its inception. Conceived in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson as a music mail-in service‚ the company has gone to grow as one of the largest companies in UK. Today‚ Virgin group has more than 400 companies worldwide in 34 different countries and with global
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of the company do either corporate or industry effects. Porter’s Competitive strategies Competitive Strategies Lower Cost | Differentiation | Cost Leadership | Differentiation | Cost Focus | Differentiation Focus | Cost leadership : Virgin Blue reduces the cost by selling food on board ‚booking by Internet or Mobile phone ‚limiting the number of airport ‚Low operating cost including less aircraft equipment cost by using single type of aircraft which boeing 737 ‚reduce personal expenses
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choice. With enough thought from myself and guidance from my lecturer I have chosen to base my project upon the question ‘Why is Virgin so successful’. I have chosen this topic as I feel the company Virgin owned by Richard Branson has made such a mark within the business industry by starting out with a partner and a record shop to owning Virgin by himself with the Virgin logo spread across 400 company’s world wide and growing. For these reasons this topic would not only be interesting but exciting
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An Interpretation of Robert Herrick’s “To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time” (1641) In Robert Herrick’s “To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time” there is a recurring theme of Carpe diem throughout the piece. Carpe diem means to “seize the day” or live life to the fullest. Herrick’s clever use of metaphors and personification sets the tone of the story. Life is cruel in that it gives a person so little time to be young‚ however‚ “To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time” encourages its reader to live
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implementation of Virgin Group by V S Rama Rao on January 18‚ 2009 Grabbing and successful: Richard Branson‚ entrepreneurial owner and founder of Britain’s untraditional Virgin Group‚ has fused two dissimilar lines of work – show business and commerce – into a single‚ extremely profitable enterprise. Virgin Group comprises more than 100 companies in 15 countries. It includes Virgin Atlantic‚ a 12 plane long distance carrier‚ the Virgin Retail Group outlets that sell CDs‚ videos and games; Virgin Communications
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EVALUATION OF VIRGIN GROUP ACCORDING TO THE 7-S MODEL. According to Waterman and others‚ 7-s model is a framework for change identifying seven key factors that adversely affect change in an organization. Virgin Group can be analyzed according to this model as follows: 1. STAFF The staff of Virgin Group is highly motivated. Richard Branson‚ the owner of the group serves as a good example to the employees as he leads by example by not living an extravagant life which may make the employees
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KOLKATA: Renewable energy has huge potential to provide solution to increase energy crisis and it is the key factor to the future of energy‚ food and economic security‚ said participants at a seminar organized by GREENTECH and BNCCI. "We are a growing economy. So our energy requirement is also growing. But we don’t produce enough energy to meet even our current needs. With depleting fossil fuel reserves and concerns about its environmental impact‚ renewable energy is the only long-term solution
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