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PRESENTED BY:
GOSBEL PEREIRA
Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani also known as
Dhirubhai, (28 December 1932 6 July 2002)
was an Indian business magnate and
entrepreneur who founded Reliance
Industries, a petrochemicals,
communications, power, and textiles
conglomerate.
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Name:Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani.
Date of Birth: 28 December 1932.
Place of Birth: Chorwad,Gujarat.
Date of Death: 6 July 2002.
Nationality: Indian.
Occupation: Business Magnate.
Spouse:Kokilaben Ambani.
Children: Mukesh Ambani,Anil Ambani, Nina
Kothari, Deepti Salgaonkar.
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Mission: Pursue
your goals even in
the face of
difficulties, and
convert adversities
into opportunities.

Vision: Think big,
think fast and think
ahead.

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1932-Born on 28 December 1932.
1949-Completed his matriculation.
1949-Shifts to Aden,Yemen.
1950-Started working at A. Besse & Co.,
1954-Dhirubhai marries Kokilaben.
1957-Back to India.
1958-Set up Majin(Yarn business).
1966-Changed the name to Reliance Textiles.
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After that the Company started diversifying
into chemicals, petrochemicals, plastics and
power industries.
2000- The Times of India voted Him
"Greatest Creator of Wealth In The Centuries".
2002-Died on 6 July 2002.


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Risk taker.
Ability to dream big and translate it into
reality.
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Flexible values.
Unethical streak of behavior.
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Dhirubhai Ambani has voyaged through a
journey of rags to riches.
Dhirubhai has always shown all the critical
leadership qualities.
He would always grab an opportunity and
strike on it.

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Ambitious and
Energetic.
Self confident.
Intelligent.
High self
monitoring.
Job relevant
knowledge.

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Democratic:
Encourages decision making.
Consultative.
Persuasive.

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Concern for Task:

Plans ahead.
Takes decisions.
Assigns task.
Makes expectations
clear.
Emphasizes
deadlines and
achievements.
Concern for People:

Interested in
listening to
subordinates.
Allows participation
in decision making.

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According to Managerial Grid, I would like to
put Dhirubhai Ambani in(9,1) i.e. High on
Production/Less concerned of People.
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Dhirubhai as opposed to most other
leaders wasnt expert in only one field.
He was a manufacturing as well as a
marketing whiz.
Dhirubhai is one of the greatest
leaders of India who has the zeal to
achieve something big rather than just
earning money and the obsession to
build.

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