Report on Sony Corporation 15.249: Japan/Korea Trip Berrak Dogruer Mazen Ferzly Hiep Nguyen Douglas C. Roach Rafik Ward Report on Sony Corporation 15.249c Japan/Korea Trip Table of Contents COMPANY HISTORY.................................................................................................... 3 OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................... 3 NOTE ABOUT SONY’S F OUNDER AND CHAIRMAN‚ AKIO MORITA
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wasn’t until 1979 when SONY Corporation (“SONY’) came along and revolutionized the portable audio industry with its trademark product the “WALKMAN” by providing quality sound through stereo ear phones. Subsequently‚ SONY and PHILPS Consumer Electronics division set up a joint taskforce to create a new audio format (i.e. Compact Discs) and thereon in 1984‚ the second wave of PAP’s were born with SONY introducing the “DISCMAN”‚ a portable CD player. Further‚ in the 1990’s with computers becoming
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Annual Report 2003 Year Ended March 31‚ 2003 Financial Highlights Sony Corporation and Consolidated Subsidiaries Year ended March 31 Yen in millions except per share amounts and number of employees Percent change Dollars in millions* except per share amounts 2002 2003 2003/2002 2003 FOR THE YEAR Sales and operating revenue Operating income Income before income taxes Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes Net income Per share data: Income before cumulative
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Barco Case Analysis Analysis of the current product portfolio of Barco(Appendix A). High Market Share Low Market Share High Market Growth rate NA Graphics Projectors (Barco had 4% units in 1988 and had predicted a growth of 41%) Key Competitor – Electrohome Low Market Growth rate Data Projectors (Barco had 33% units in 1988 and had predicted a growth of 12%) Video Projectors (Barco had 63% units in 1988 and had predicted a growth of 1%) Key Competitor - Sony Looking at the data we
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Research Case Study-3 SONY INDIA1 Sony‚ a multinational corporation based in Tokyo‚ Japan‚ stepped into India in early 1995‚ in the post Iiberalisation period. Within a couple of months in the same year‚ it set up its manufacturing unit. The company makes its presence felt in India through Sony Entertain Television‚ Sony Music and Sony India. While the first two are comfortably placed in their niche markets‚ it is the third which is expected to bring in all those exciting Sony digital products. Although
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believe that it is important for Sony to manufacture more products in the United States‚ Europe and from suppliers in Asia because Sony needs to remain a globally diversified corporation. The Yen stability against the US dollar has had a negative impact on the financial stability of Sony. When Sony translated US dollars and Euro financial statements into Yen‚ the net assets and earnings ended up being worth less in Yen which in turn dropped Sony’s financial results. Sony needs to work on spreading more
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Case study: Can Sony Regain Its Innovative Edge? The OLED Project 1. Why did Sony push back introduction of the OLED television? What was the advantage in waiting? What were the drawbacks? Was there a threat of moving to market with new technology too fast? How might the delayed introduction affect Sony’s reputation among consumers‚ enthusiasts‚ and Sony’s own R&D personnel? Sony holds the view that the OLED technology provides a markedly improved picture and it will be the basis for the next
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Branding Strategy of Sony Ericsson in International Markets 1. Introduction In today‟s global marketplace‚ MNCs need to set up effective branding strategies in order to be competitive. Depending on the structure of the company and the products offered‚ MNCs can use different strategies. There are certain characteristics that will affect the type of strategy chosen. In order to reach economies of scale and scope‚ many MNCs standardize their branding and marketing activities. But‚ when expanding
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Group work Case unit 1 Barco Projection Systems (A): Worldwide Niche Marketing Group members: Danny Cornelia Marieke Martens Introduction Here follows a small summary and recommendations of the case. Summary Barco NV is a manufacturer company that produces broadcast monitors and professional video equipment. They focus on top of the line products in niche markets. The company’s strategy consisted out of three main elements. First they want to
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