Entrepreneurial Titans

 I REALLY NEED THIS ASSIGNMENT ASAP! THE 1ST TEACHER DID NOT COMPLETE MY ASSIGNMENT THAT WAS DUE TODAY AND IT WAS GIVING TO THEM A WEEK AHEAD OF TIME!!!!!!! SO AS OF RIGHT NOW I WILL NOT GET FULL CREDIT, BUT STILL WILL NEED IT ASAP!

Assignment 2: Two Entrepreneurial Titans – Mary Kay Ash and Anita Roddick

Due Week 8 and worth 260 points

In  order to complete this assignment, refer to the Case Study titled  “Two  Entrepreneurial Titans – Mary Kay Ash and Anita Roddick” found in   Chapter 11 of your Reeves textbook. Based on the Case Study, write a  four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

  1. Compare and contrast three (3) aspects of both Mary Kay Ash and  Anita Roddick  as managers and as leaders. Next, give your opinion as to  who you  believe is the better manager and leader. Justify your  response.
  2. Analyze  the significance of Ash and Roddick’s achievements on  women leadership  during their respective eras. Next, give your opinion  as to what you  believe were each woman’s greatest accomplishments.  Justify your  response.
  3. Analyze  the following quote from Mary Kay Ash and suggest three  (3) ways it is  relevant to a successful business: “People are  definitely a company’s  greatest asset. It doesn’t make any difference  whether the product is  cars or cosmetics. A company is only as good as  the people it keeps.”  Provide support for your response.
  4. Evaluate  the importance of one (1) of the following quotes from  Anita Roddick, and speculate about two (2) lessons managers can learn  from it:
    1. “For  me, campaigning and good business is also about putting  forward  solutions, not just opposing destructive practices or human  rights  abuses.”
    2. “If you think you are too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.”
  5. Examine  both Ash’s and Roddick’s leadership styles. Next, select  either Ash or  Roddick, and specify whether or not you would emulate her  style if you  were in her position. Provide a rationale for your  response.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be  typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12),  with  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must  follow APA  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any  additional  instructions.
  • Include  a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the  student’s  name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.  The cover  page and the reference page are not included in the required  assignment  page length.