Introduction This report has been prepared towards the completion of the Organizational Behavior Case Study 1. The report is an evaluation of the organization structure implemented in Sony when Howard Stringer joined as CEO in October 2005. The transition Stringer made of Sony’s organization structure was from Transnational structural to a multidivisional structure. Hence‚ this transition has been analyzed in detail. In conclusion‚ it can be seen that the stock share value has increased during 2005-2007
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History How and when was the organization founded? Sony was founded by two engineers‚ Akio Monita‚ a physicists and Masaru Ibuka. It was Ibuka who‚ after the end of World War II‚ originally founded a radio repair shop. The following year his friend Akio Monita joined him with twenty other fellow workers from the Japan Precision Instrument and Co. company and together they formed a company named Tokyo Tsushin Kenkyujo (Tokyo Telecommunications Laboratory). It was on that day; May 7th of 1946
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Vertical Integration Back in 2002‚ Sony geared themselves toward a vertical strategy as reported by Rob Weisenthal‚ VP and CFO of Sony Corp. of America‚ “Under the USA umbrella‚ we undertook a number of vertical initiatives for each operating division. These have already produced significant operational streamlining and financial performance improvements.” As discussed in his release‚ Weisenthal talked about Sony Pictures Entertainment and their strategy to restructure television operations‚ where
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Areas for Growth Networked Products and Services 3D World Competitive Advantages through Differentiated Technologies Emerging Markets 06 Networked Products and Services 10 3D World Expanding 3D World 12 Competitive Advantages through Differentiated Technologies 15 Emerging Markets 20 Special Feature: 26 Special Feature: TM Sony’s “Exmor R ” Sony in India 34 Financial Highlights Products‚ Services and Content 40 50 64 Board of Directors and Corporate
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470 Professor Schramm February 13‚ 2013 Executive Summary Sony is a global manufacturer of electronics both for consumers and professional markets. Sony’s most popular products include digital cameras‚ televisions‚ personal gaming systems‚ and personal computers. Sony competes with many other companies in the consumer electronics market including Samsung‚ LG‚ and Apple. Current Market Situation In the consumer electronics market‚ competition is at an all time high. With new technologies emerging
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SONY Strategy Case Analysis Executive Summary Sony is currently faced with the problem of low operating margin and stagnant market share in the videogame console industry. PlayStation3 of Sony is competing with Xbox360 of Microsoft and Wii of Nintendo. Despite the high technology‚ Wii outsells PlayStation in the market. This shows that the traditional strategy of Sony based on hardware should be reviewed according to the new trend. Considering gradually increasing market size and harsh competition
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Target Market Junction 8 has a wide range of target market‚ as there are many different tenants. One of its target markets is the people of center salary and family sections of the retail market that goes to Junction 8 for dining or a movie together with the family. The shopping mall also targets residents in nearby housing estates‚ office workers in the area and students from close-by schools aged from 7 to 65 years old. Positioning Location Strategy Junction 8 is placed in a high-density residential
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Strength Electronics - Sony is a well-recognized and respected brand with consumers‚ and its products cover a wide spectrum of the entertainment and industrial markets Threats Electronics - new entrants are threatening sony’s position due to the industry shift from analog to digital technology. In the analog era‚ complicated functionality of electronics products was made possible through the combination of several complex parts‚ and Sony held a competitive advantage in the design and manufacture
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Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility of “SONY Corp.” Index SR NO. CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION 2. BUSINESS ETHICS 3. CSR ACTIVITIES 4. CONCLUSION Business Ethics Business ethics is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire
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Study: Sony: managing the international R&D network 1. How did Sony internationalize its R&D activities? Sony started to internationalize its activities in the 1950’s. For this‚ it used an incremental and cautious way. They followed the Morita’s strategy which is: first to learn about the market‚ to learn how to sell to it and to build up its corporate confidence before to commit itself. He also says that when you have confidence‚ you should commit yourself wholeheartedly. So Sony started
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