Essays on The Virgin

Introduction

In today’s business environment, many people feel the need to become an entrepreneur versus following the status quo. But this decision does not work for everyone as there are people who start a business; however, the business fails for any number of reasons. According to Carmody (2015), 96 percent of businesses fail within 10 years. An entrepreneur is a special individual who must possess special knowledge and traits in order to ensure the success of the business. One successful entrepreneur is Richard Branson; who is considered one of Britain’s highest profiled billionaires. Mr. Branson created a conglomerate ...

1. Key Elements of Branson’s Leadership Style In his autobiography, The Virgin Way: If It’s Not Fun, It’s Not Worth Doing, Richard Branson identifies and explains important aspects of his leadership philosophy and style: There are ten of them: (1) “Follow your passion, but protect the downside”; (2) “Do some good”; (3) “Believe in your business”; (4) “Have fun”; (5) “Don’t give up”; (6) “Listen more and talk less”; (7) “Make room for personal time through delegation”; (8) “Go out and meet people”; (9) “Communicate among all levels of your company”; and, (10) “Be happy”. ...

Innovation

Executive summary Business organizations have implemented and embraced different organizational strategies that have contributed positively to the performance, and general business productivity. Product innovation strategy has been one of the strategies used to improve product performance and increase sales within an organization. Innovation models are important features of a successful organization. Advanced technology has led to the use of improved business strategies in increasing productivity and performance. Business organizations have embraced different changes in the social and technological aspect to provide products and services suitable for customers. Multiple innovation models may be incorporated into the business strategy to provide ...

Ancillary Revenue Management in the Airline Industry

Introduction There is a stiff competition between the network airlines and the low-cost carriers (LCCs) in the airline aviation industry. For a long time, the traditional network airlines have been struggling to cope up with the many economic uncertainties in the industry, especially the rising cost of jet fuels and increasing operating costs. Consequently, to survive in the industry, they have been forced to come up with new ways of generating revenue. Like LCCs, the network carriers are now considering unbundling their services to produce additional income. Network airlines are also adopting the trend of selling chargeable services, which ...

The following article will present a discussion on Richard Branson as a significant leader who attracts the admiration with regards to his leadership experience. He is a Britain’s billionaire and the proprietor of the Virgin group that has more than four hundred companies. 1. Describe the leader's personality. Richard Branson has three important personality traits that have enabled him to prosper in his business ventures. The first trait is listening. This is a Virgin trait, and he affirms that it enables them to learn from one another, the market place and also from their mistakes. The second personality ...

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An art is just but a human activity that is either visual, performing or an auditory artifact. Over the years, a succinct definition has not been effectively realized, most of which are vague and lack clear meaning. However, it’s worth noting that an art is a diversified field that has different elements. To be precise, an art is a mere imagination that is primarily means to express an artist’s technical skills or creative imagination. An art is a subject of creatively whose major aim to derive appreciation. Well, as it is known, appreciation is a matter of ...

Italian Women Writers

An Antique’s Period Bias Amongst Women The Medieval Period dating 476 AD until 1000 AD was one of the most degrading times for women in any class. Men had it simpler than they did because they ended up dominating all of society and they looked down upon women, for example they were able to get jobs unlike women. Men and their accomplishments were noticed and women were not recognized for their hard work, whether it be taking care of the children or being a housewife. Their hard work wasn’t sophisticated like men being painters or architects, but ...

The Brooklyn Museum holds an interesting art collection with artworks from the ancient world to the contemporary period. The artifacts originate from regions worldwide. A visitor has the opportunity to see the long-term exhibitions, but also the current ones and touring. The long-term exhibition of European Art is located at the Beaux-Arts Court at the third floor and includes artworks from the period of Early Renaissance to World War II. These include mainly paintings, prints, sculptures in mediums such as marble, bronze, and plaster. This essay aims to present some of the basic painting principles of the Early Renaissance ...

Introduction

This project will examine the portfolio of the Virgin Group in relation to their stakeholder marketing processes which helps in targeting specific classes of clients. This will be done in two parts:

Part 1: The evaluation of communication approaches and methods used to target various stakeholders and

Part 2: An application of IT Skills and Business Software applications to produce a portfolio of stakeholder marketing communication materials used by the Virgin Group.

Part 1: Stakeholder Communication in Virgin Group

Communication is a system through which an organisation codifies a message, transmits it to a given receiver and the receiver decodes the message, internalises it and takes action. Communication is important in sharing ideas, information or emotions from one entity to another. ...

Introduction

Large and small businesses in all industries face particular risk, which is either perceived or unknown. The risk can occur at any time during the firm operation cycle and lead to the collapse of the particular business. Importantly, the management of various companies includes risk management as part of their strategic plan. Known risks are easy to manage than unforeseen circumstances. Regardless of the risk, every management is keen to implement proper ways to ensure the business doesn’t suffer negatively. Some companies choose to avoid the risk while others control the loss. In some instances, a company may ...

Art is primarily seen as a depiction of the current on goings of people or what they face in their daily lives. Renaissance art is, therefore, a typical representation of the Renaissance period. During this period, European art was revived against a backdrop of economic growth. In this period, there was development of new technologies that steered various forms of art like philosophy, literature and much more. In this case, the art of painting seems to draw so much of our attention since it gives a more vivid picture of this particular period. Most forms of art were used ...

Chartres, France

The monuments and architecture in ancient times allow talking and narrating about the historical background from the angle of time in which they were built. Through various signs, they inform us about the prosperity, decline of the reigns and empires as well. Thus, they are the major means of communication. They can tell us a lot about the economic, political and religious circumstances of the specific region. They also narrate the contemporary architectural trend. In medieval Europe, especially in France, the Gothic architecture was at its pinnacle. Cathedral Notre-Dame de Chartres is one of the Gothic architecture examples in ...

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'Gothic' term represents medieval art that carries a strange history. The style of art developed in Northern France and spread to the rest of Western Europe. Late Gothic art expanded well into the 16th century before getting consumed by the Renaissance art. Gothic period carries splendid examples of sculptures, stained glass, fresco, panel painting, ivories and illuminated manuscripts. The essay offers a perspective on the popularity of Gothic ivories and how they encouraged the devotional practice. The ivory diptychs were used as sophisticated tools and were seen as physical vestiges of the divine. Gothic ivories were the visual cues ...

Religion is an integral component of human history at different stages of its development. The Muslim Reformation fundamentally different from the Catholic Reformation. “As religious regimes both, Catholicism and Islam, preceded and are likely to outlast the modern world system of nation-states” (Casanova 2). The difference lies in fact that these processes occur at different times and in various specific historical conditions. The Muslim Reformation expressed primarily in the revision (or attempt to revise) religious motivations of the various aspects of social life and only marginally affected the proper theological questions. In Islam church and clergy similar to a ...

Question 1

Virgin Galactic is the first space line in the world that owns and runs privately built spaceships. The company plans to be the pioneer in commercializing space travel and offering ordinary people a unique opportunity of going into history as the first ever non-professional astronauts. Its main competitor is the Blue Origin, which has already attained a spectacular achievement in pioneering the first rocket booster to make a safe trip back to earth from space (The Economist, 2015). Virgin Galactic plans to use its massive resources and synergistic effects from the Virgin Group umbrella to beat its competitor in ...

Byzantine Art dominated during the reign of Emperor Constantine. The primary characteristic of the Byzantine art is religious. All the images created by the Byzantine artisans strongly links to the existence of religion in their lives. In an era lacking scientific knowledge, any viewer of art will eventually conclude how strong the influence of Christianity on Byzantine art was. For instance, the Byzantine relief titled, Icon with the Koimesis (see fig. 1) which dates back to 900 A.D. tells the story of the death of the Virgin Mary; her death was lamented by the apostles of Christ. The image ...

Introduction

Before the Protestant Reformation and the Enlightenment, though, the field of inquiry was completely different than it would be afterward. There was only one religious establishment during that time period, and that establishment had the power of eternal fear over everyone and everything. The fact that the Roman Catholic Church had the power to ban someone not just from church but from any chance of salvation radically altered the calculus of anyone interested in pursuing any sort of intellectual endeavor. Remember, this is the same institution that sought to excommunicate Galileo and Copernicus because of their claims that the ...

Preparatory drawings by Correggio

Antonio Allegri is more famous by the name of the small town of Correggio, and this is where the artist spent his professional career. He was a reputed name and maintained a high position among the Italian Renaissance artists. He is looked upon as one of the most skilled draughtsmen of the sixteenth century1. He is counted among the most famous early sixteenth-century artists. His drawings call for a scrutiny of his styles and skills and are beautiful but utilitarian. The artist completed his work with steps in its construction and drew only when required. He drew only when ...

Among all other entrepreneurs, I hold Richard Branson with high esteem. He is a British magnate most well known for the Virgin Group of Companies. Decades ago, flying was considered a luxury. It was associated with beautiful ladies, champagne, haute cuisine and something only the well heeled could afford. With his Virgin Airlines, he has dropped fares considerably without a downsurge in quality. However, such is not the only reason for my admiration of Branson. He has a diverse set of interests, despite being told in his younger years that he would have a hard time succeeding due to ...

its Function as Devotional Objects

HART1402: Renaissance Art in London

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Illustrations Renaissance Religious Art and how it Engages with its Function as Devotional Objects I. Introduction Most of the artworks of the Renaissance were in some way connected to the church. Artists such as Michelangelo, created enormous works that can still be viewed today. Michelangelo in particular created this sense of worship and devotion through his work in the Sistine Chapel. The point of the artwork was to provide the church attendee as well as the resident padres a visual Bible, in some respects. When attending mass, it would serve as ...