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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THE VIRGIN GROUP IN 2012 LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC CHANGE WALTER FEDERICO MINETTI Universidad de Ciencias Sociales y Empresariales
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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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Virgin Group’s brand manual says "Our people come first." Virgin realizes the importance of employees in the success of the company. They develop loyalty from their own employees in order to build their reputation. Environmental and Organizational Strategic Issues Virgin Group finds new ways to lead the airline industry on environmental issues. The airline’s brand new fleet is one of the most fuel and carbon efficient fleets being operated in the world. The Virgin Group has also plan to
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headmaster of Stowe‚ a private boarding school Branson dropped out at 17. His success started by publishing a magazine called Student‚ then he moved on to mail order records. This is where the Virgin Group started. Richard Branson has developed his brand in a large variety of markets. The over-familiarity of the Virgin brand has caused the consumers to not take the brand in a serious manner. One might argue that he stretched his brand too thin. This lack of focus and over-diversification could result in
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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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Sir Richard Branson‚ Chairman‚ Virgin Group‚ Ltd. Betty Michelle McCline Strayer University Assignment #4 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course BUS 520 Leadership and Organizational Behavior Dr. Jacob Ogunlade Winter 2013 Contents Certificate of Authorship I have read and understand Strayer University’s Academic Integrity Policy. I promise to conduct myself with integrity in the submission of all academic work to the University
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THE VIRGIN GROUP CASE STUDY QUESTION 1: What examples does the case give of links between Branson’s strategy for Virgin and the environment in which it operates? The Virgin Group Ltd is a group of separately run British companies with the Virgin brand under the leadership of English celebrity business tycoon Sir Richard Branson. The core business areas are travel‚ entertainment and lifestyle‚ among others. Richard Branson’s strategy comes from his deepest inner beliefs;
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AJNRR Consulting Virgin Blue Holdings A Strategic Analysis Prepared by: Andy Ley Joachim Brastein Nathan Westgarth Rishi Dave Ron Stanley * * Contents 1. Executive Summary 2 2. Virgin Blue Now 3 2.1 Introduction 3 2.2 Virgin Blue Overview 3 2.3 Virgin Blue’s Current Strategy 3 3. Outside Virgin Blue 4 3.1 Macroenvironment 4 3.2 Industry Analysis 4 4. Inside Virgin Blue 6 4.1 Resources 6 4.1 Capabilities‚ Distinct Competencies
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