4: Sir Richard Branson‚ Chairman‚ Virgin Group‚ Ltd. Case Study Leadership and Organizational Behavior Bus 520 December 1‚ 2012 Introduction Sir Richard Branson is the chairman and founder of the Virgin Group. The Virgin Group is a multibillion-dollar global conglomerate that consists of approximately 200 companies in various countries. The company has approximately 50‚000 employees and over $20 billion in sales annually (Hellriegel & Slocum‚ 2011). Sir Branson is a
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Entrepreneur’s Biography Submitted by: Erik Hoyer Submitted to: Sean Wise Course: ENT 526 Date: November 11‚ 2010 Richard Branson Overview Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is one of the world’s greatest entrepreneurs. He was born in London‚ Enlgand in July 18‚ 1950. This British entrepreneur is best known for his Virgin Group‚ who has over 360 companies under the Virgin brand. His first succesful business just started when he was just 16 years old‚ with a student magazine.
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RICHARD BRANSON’S VIRGIN GROUP —Problems— Although certainly notorious‚ Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has experienced several problems. In the short-term‚ brand overextension has become a threat since the company has entered multiple markets. Brand overextension leads to damaging the comprehensive Virgin brand. Since the Virgin brand itself is the company’s greatest asset‚ protecting the brand image is critical. The Virgin brand image has a connotation of value and lifestyle. Due to many joint ventures
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things and risking their lives just like the white soldiers‚ so they should have been given the same rights. My favorite character in the movie was Major Cabot Forbes. He may not seem like an important character‚ but he was the essence of balance between the white leaders and the black soldiers. He never once believed that the whites were in any way superior to the blacks‚ and he treated the black soldiers with compassion and as friends‚ rather than subordinates. He worked alongside the black soldiers
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and successful ideologies. Throughout history‚ management practise has evolved thanks to a number of pioneers who have veered away from the norm to revolutionise views on what it means to be a good and efficacious manager. Both Robert Owen and Richard Branson can be seen as frontrunners of their time‚ performing feats in the realm of management that nobody before them would have dared to have even considered. Robert_Owen Robert Owen was born in Newtown in Wales‚ United Kingdom. During his life he
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you think Bill and Melinda Gate’s personality traits are for each of the Big Five dimensions? Compare the two. Big Five Dimensions * Surgency: leadership & extraversion traits * Agreeableness: traits related to getting along with people * Adjustment: traits related to emotional stability * Conscientiousness: traits related to achievement * Openness to experience: being willing to change and try new things Comparing (Xem cái bảng trong slide) * Bill Gates * Melinda
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Charismatic Entrepreneur Richard Branson 9Csikzentmihalyi¶s Flow TheoryRichard Branson¶s career path‚ although unorthodox‚ is a testament to Virgin¶s business practices that are founded in the theory of flow as described by Mihalyi Csikzentmihalyi. VirginGroup¶s communication style encourages employees to innovate and express their own opinionswithin the organization in order to remain in flow. Branson¶s leadership communication styleand the fundamental principles of the entire corporation are based
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10 HARD WORK 11 CONFIDENCE 11 LEADERSHIP AND MANAGERIAL SKILLS 12 5. CONCLUSION 13 6. REFERENCE 14 ENTREPRENURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE "It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. Bill Gates INTRODUCTION: The entrepreneur I have chosen is legendary business figure Bill Gates. William Henry Gates III as known as Bill Gates is an American businessman‚ investor‚ author‚ philanthropist
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an unfair situation happens to them. Bill Gates‚ the richest man on Earth whose net worth is 84.9 Billion Dollars‚ was a person who overcame many challenges and difficulties(gatesnotes‚com). He is the founder of the biggest software company in the world‚ Microsoft‚ and is one of the biggest tech tyrants in the world. He is also one of the biggest donators in the world‚ in which he donated an enormous ton of money of about 28 Billion(gatesnotes.com). Bill Gates was a man who overcame difficulties in
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Executive Summary Bill Gates is one of the 21st Centuries most successful entrepreneurs. This report will take a closer look into Bill Gates whilst simultaneous exploring entrepreneurship and its role in business‚ entrepreneurial approaches to opportunity and innovation‚ management and leadership‚ growth and longevity in additional to entrepreneurial traits and characteristics. Contents Executive Summary i 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 The Opportunity Recognised 1 3.0 The Entrepreneur 2 4.0 Managing
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