Oulu Business School Julius Francis Gomes (2364582) Sony corporation’s internationalization analyzed in light of contemporary IB theories 721461S INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS THEORY Department of International Business Management December‚ 2013 Table of Contents 1. Introduction: 2 2. Limitation of the study: 2 3. Company history - Sony Corporation: 3 4. Literature review and analysis: 4 4.1. Learning model of Internationalization: 4 4.2. Network approach to internationalization: 6 4.3. Resource
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Introduction to Sony Corporation Massaru Ibuka is the man behind some of the most successful high-tech products that consumers use today. Massaru Ibuka is the founder of Sony. After WWII‚ he opened up a radio shop and named his company “Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation‚” (Sony Corporation‚ 2008‚ Introduction section‚ para. 1) which was then later changed to Sony. “The next year the company changed its name to Sony (from "sonus‚" Latin for "sound‚" and "sonny‚" meaning "little
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revolution in Japan. His firm launched one of the first transistor radios in 1955‚ followed by the first Sony-trademarked product‚ a pocketsized radio‚ in 1957. The next year the company changed its name to Sony (from "sonus‚" Latin for "sound‚" and "sonny‚" meaning little man). It beat the competition to newly emerging markets for transistor TVs (1959) and solid-state videotape recorders (1961). Sony launched the first home video recorder (1964) and solid-state condenser microphone (1965). Its 1968
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Apple Inc. and Sony Corp. Apple Inc. and Sony Corp. are both international companies which have innovative spirits‚ and their products are leading or have led an age. Although they are marketing in different segments in electronic industry—Apple focuses on computer science and software development‚ while Sony focuses on almost all area in electronics industry‚ they have one common point: innovation is the pillar of the companies. Historical Development of the Apple Inc. and the Sony Corp. Apple
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23 July 2009 Sony Corporation names Keki B. Dadiseth Chairman of the Board‚ Sony India Move aimed to enhance Sony Group’s presence in India New Delhi‚ July 23‚ 2009: Sony Corporation today announced the appointment of Keki B. Dadiseth‚ former Director on the Board of Unilever plc in London and Chairman of Hindustan Lever Limited in India‚ to the position of Chairman of the Board of Sony India Pvt Ltd.‚ and Senior Advisor to Sony Group in India‚ effective immediately. In this role‚ Mr. Dadiseth
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“My Buying Decision Process of SONY XPERIA V” Submitted To DR. HUMAYUN KABIR CHOWDHURY Professor School of Business Studies Southeast University Submitted By Md. Tanvir Hossain ID-2013010004111 Batch: 14th‚ Section: (A) Southeast University Subject: Marketing Management Southeast University Date of Submission: 25 April‚ 2013 Introduction: Buyer decision processes are the decision making processes undertaken by consumers in regard to a potential market transaction before‚ during
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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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PlayStation 3 Sony PlayStation 3 is a popular video game console dedicated for home user. This console was preceded by Sony PlayStation 2 which gains popularity since mid of 2000 to 2006. Since the release in 2006‚ Sony PlayStation 3 has evolving two times including PlayStation 3 Slim and PlayStation 3 Super Slim‚ and more than 75 million consoles have been sold in all over the world. This console features Blu-Ray discs as the games media‚ wireless stick controller‚ and great connection with
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multi-billion dollar business today (Goldman‚ 2010). On May 16‚ 2005‚ the Japanese electronics maker Sony launched the PlayStation 3. This was the third home video game console produced by the company‚ and looked to capitalize on the immense popularity of the previous version. With the advent of high speed internet‚ online video gaming has become an increasingly important part of the industry. As such‚ Sony has included access for all users to the PlayStation Network platform on their consoles. This
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