Marketing Mid-Term Sony AIBO: Case Analysis Prepared by: 1. a. What was Sony’s positioning strategy for AIBO? The AIBO is a robot. In its most simplistic form it is an amalgamation of steel‚ circuitry‚ and software. Sony‚ however‚ did not position the AIBO as a robot. Instead they positioned the AIBO as a pet with no utility or usefulness‚ but rather as a source of entertainment and companionship. Takeshi Yazawa‚ Vice President of Sony Entertainment Robot America‚ succinctly
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1.0 Introduction 1.1 Company Overview Sony Corporation is a leading global manufacturer of any information technology products for consumer and professional markets. It typically named as Sony‚ is a Japanese multinational corporation that is headquartered in Tokyo‚ Japan. It founded at 7th May 1946 and their co-founders of the company are Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita. Sony have hired over 146‚300 employees in 2013 and its diversified business is mainly paying attention on portable audio‚ digital
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TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 INTRODUCTION 4 SWOT ANALYSIS 6 PESTEL ANALYSIS 11 RECOMMENDATIONS 16 REFERENCES 17 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Consumer electronics‚ broadcast and professional systems and information technology products are widely used in this globe. For example Japan was one of the leading countries in the industry of electronical goods. Japanese electronic products share a large portion of the Japanese trade
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Anna James Case Study: HealthSouth Corporation Scandal Week3 Forensic Accounting: Ethics and Legal Environment Professor Erskine Hawkins HealthSouth Corporation is a large‚ public healthcare company that operates 93 inpatient rehabilitation hospital‚ 49 outpatient rehabilitation satellites‚ six long-term acute care hospitals‚ and 25 home health agencies. According to the company websites‚ it is “one of the nation’s largest healthcare providers specializing in rehabilitation”.5 The company
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The Growth of Rondell Rondell Data Corporation was founded in 1920 by Bob Rondell. Its inception was based on Rondell’s invention of several electrical testing devices. During the 60’s the company had increased its business to include data transmission equipment. Rondell data Corporation had a reputation of being a source of high quality innovative designs. By 1978 they had two major lines known as Broadcast Equipment and Data Transmission‚ with broadcast equipment accounting for 35% of the company
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Case Study 15.1: TRANSACT INSURANCE CORPORATION Steven L. McShane‚ University of Western Australia‚ and Terrance Bogyo‚ WorkSafeBC TransAct Insurance Corporation (TIC) provides automobile insurance throughout the southeastern United States. Last year‚ a new president was hired by TIC’s board of directors to improve the company’s competitiveness and customer service. After spending several months assessing the situation‚ the new president introduced a strategic plan to strengthen TIC’s competitive
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the following duties: 1) duty of care – duty to make/delegate decisions in an informed way; 2) duty of loyalty – duty to advance corporate over personal interests; 3) duty of good faith – duty to be faithful and devoted to the interests of the corporation and its shareholders; 4) duty not to “waste” – duty to avoid deliberate destruction of shareholder value. There is no reason to believe that the duties of Vector’s board should be any different. The major conflict between Vector’s board and its
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Interwest Healthcare Corporation Case Study Saint Leo University Summary Interwest Healthcare is a nonprofit organization that uses a management information system to house their patient’s intake‚ treatment‚ and release information at the 10 hospital’s owned by the company. Their chief financial officer (CFO)‚ Vijay Singh‚ worries that the company will possibly face management planning issues as well as the possibility of losing their federal funding due to hospital staff members entering information
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Cypress Semiconductor Corporation DATE: November 2‚ 2014 TO: T. J. Rodgers‚ Chairman and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation COPY: In response to Sister Doris Gormley and The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia and your proposed letter addressing her concerns. FROM: Vice President of Investor Relations‚ Cypress Semiconductor Corporation SUBJECT: MEMO: Perception of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Introduction The Semiconductor business is more and more competitive every year with
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BACKGROUND OF THE CASE Gian Auto Corporation is a manufacture and supplier of components for manufacturers and suppliers of parts for automobiles‚ van and trucks. The company maintains an excellent track record with over 10 percent increase in sales in each year. One of the critical success factors of company’s business strategy is the location of its plants in favorable business environments and areas with lower wage rates. One of GianAuto’s earliest plant is the Denver Cover Plant‚ which basically
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