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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RESTRUCTURING SONY The electronics and media giant Sony was struggling through the late 1990s and early part of the 21st century. With each disappointment‚ it seemed that Sony’s management launched another restructuring of the company. By 2003‚ commentators were beginning to ask whether restructuring was part of the solution or part of the problem. How should Sony be managing its strategic renewal? Introduction For the first quarter ending 30 June 2003‚ Japan based Sony Corporation (Sony)2 stunned the
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Importance of the Eye Toy product for Sony The Eye Toy was a revolutionary product because the underlying technology to interpret incoming video signals was clearly the first in the market. The case indicates that the Eye Toy Play appealed to a broad audience both in terms of demographics as well as gaming experience. Based on the consolidated income statements for Sony Corporation in Exhibit 2 of (Harvard Case 9-505-024 page 13) the game business segment accounted for 61.5%
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Sony Corporation Sony Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation with its’ headquarters located in Japan. It was founded in 1946 as a manufacturer of consumer electronics and has engaged into other businesses such as motion pictures‚ music‚ and financial services making it one of the most comprehensive entertainment and media group in the world. Sony’s vision is “to create new digital entertainment experiences for consumers by bringing together cutting-edge products with latest
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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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In the face of substandard EyeToy Groove sales‚ Executive VP Phil Harrison of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has to make the decision as to whether SCEE should continue to market the EyeToy‚ and if so in what manner and with what resources. Despite the seemingly disappointing sales of EyeToy Groove‚ SCEE should carry on efforts to sell the EyeToy: marketing specifically towards children and families‚ offering hardware bundling options for all titles and collaborating with 3rd party software
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Sony EyeToy (1) Although sales figures for EyeToy Play have been impressive‚ those for EyeToy Groove have been disappointing. What are reasons for EyeToy Play’s phenomenal success‚ and Groove’s failure to emulate EyeToy Play’s performance? Success of EyeToy Video gaming was a $30 billion-a-year global industry‚ covering both hardware and software sales. With this big amount of industry‚ Sony was the market leader with its two generations of PlayStation consoles. Sony introduced EyeToy‚ which
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would be suitable to sell your product to. Sony broke out onto the scene in 1979 providing an innovation that could apply to all demographics‚ not only in Asia‚ but also to the whole world. It was the invention of the Walkman (Walters‚ 2011). The Walkman was the first mobile music device‚ it was the iPod of its time that had completely revolutionised how music was listened to during the late 70’s. It was the ‘wanted’ product of the decade‚ cementing the Sony brand in the mind of consumers as the name
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Sony Eye Toy 1 G R OUP 2 : DA N I K USW A NTO ( 12 400036 7 1) DENNY J C HANDR A ( 12 40002 611 ) FR A N S I S C US A SI NG G I H ( 12 40003 71 5) S I R EG A R SI DDI K ( 12 400036 3 3 ) VI TA HEL I A DESY ( 12 40002 78 2 ) Table of Content 2 Background Business & Industry Backround Sony Eye Toy Product Analysis Concept Development Marketing Strategy Market Performance Product Development Pipeline Future of EyeToy $62 billion annual sales (2004) • Sony Computer Entertainment
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ENTERPRISE BUSINESS PLAN SONY CORPORATION Enter your name October 18‚ 2008 SECTION 1: CONTACT INFORMATION Name: Sony Corporation Designation: Howard Stringer‚ CEO Organisation: Sony Corporation Email Address: http://www.sony.com.my Contact No: 03 2295 0200 (Office) 03 2295 0408 (Fax) Mailing Address: 1-7-1‚Minota-ku Tokyo 108-0075‚ Japan. The Sony Corporation is mainly focused on the Electronics
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