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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Leadership Paper: Richard Branson Richard Branson has been practically a household name in the U.K. for the past 20 years and is also well respected in the business world. He is the founder of the Virgin Group‚ known for record labels‚ cellular phones‚ airlines‚ and many other business ventures. He is responsible for a $5 billion empire consisting of over 200 different companies around the world. (ICFAI‚ 2002) Branson is also known for his unique character and leadership styles‚ one who is
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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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Comparing Trains and Planes as Means of Transportation From the dawn of time‚ man has followed his urge to travel; sometimes neglecting the enjoyment of the journey in pursuit of the destination. Although two of the favorable means of passenger transportation - the plane and the train - accomplish the task of arriving at a destination‚ there are distinct differences in their capacity for comfort‚ time‚ scenic value‚ and safety. To entice the weary traveler‚ accustomed and outraged by the rough
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LINES AND PLANES IN SPACE PLANE – is a surface such that if any two points on it are joined by a straight line‚ the line lies wholly on the surface. POSTULATE 1. Through three points not on the same straight line‚ one and only one plane can be passed. A plane is determined by any of the following conditions: 1. Three non-collinear points; 2. A line and a point not on the line; 3. Two intersecting lines; or 4. Two parallel lines. POSTULATE 2. If two planes meet‚ they
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atmosphere of earth. Some of mans greatest accomplishments have occurred in space‚ such as the moon landing. Space travel not only provides the delightful experience‚ but it also helps us to better our technology as the year’s progress. Although these are positive aspects of space travel‚ there are negative aspects that strongly linger‚ making space travel not so promising. As you may know‚ funding for space travel has cost the people in our society a great deal of money. The government has
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Assignment 4: Sir Richard Branson‚ Chairman Virgin Group‚ Ltd. Case Study 1a. Describe Branson’s leadership style in terms of the leadership models addressed in Chapters 10 and 11. As with any business‚ a leader must balance various roles to implement an effective workplace while still focusing on the one primary vision of that organization. As a leader‚ one must convey that knowledge‚ information and instructions that are needed to ensure the effectiveness of the organization whether
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SPACE TRAVEL 1. Only three nations have successfully put people into space: the US‚ Russia and China. All have been government programmes‚ developed at great expense. Now‚ a new era is beginning in which private enterprise will take people 100km or more above the Earth. _________________ 2. In 2001‚ an American‚ Christ Tito‚ became the first space tourist. He travelled to the International Space Station by Rocket and stayed there for ten days. A year later South African Millionaire
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Government Support A Manned Space Program at the Expense of the U.S. Tax Payers?1. The Man In Space ControversyShould the United States support a "Man In Space" program? Opinions here diverge‚ with opponents and proponents presenting strong arguments on both sides.The opponents like to point out how enormously expensive manned space operations are with every shuttle flight costing tax payers some $500‚000‚000 and with the anticipated bill for the international space station expected to be $35-40
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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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