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Nike and Sony: Leadership Methods, 2006.
A case study of leadership methodology in Nike and Sony, and its impact on worker performance.
1,762 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 56.95
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This is a paper discussing which leadership styles help companies survive in today's turbulent economy. This paper compares the various approaches used at Nike and Sony as implemented by their CEOs in light of relevant leadership theories, and offers conclusions based on the comparisons. The paper concludes that although the leadership styles of both companies are very different, each style appears to be working for that particular company.
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"As demonstrated by the CEOs of Nike and Sony, leadership can ultimately turn a company into a multi-million dollar success, or a bankrupt nightmare. A true leader must encourage expansive thinking in order to generate new ideas, but also filter through these ideas to decide which to commercialize. One form of leadership, called "loose tight leadership," alternates the creation of space for idea generation and free exploration with a deliberate tightening that selects and tests specific ideas for further investment and development (Kotelnikov, 2005). Looseness usually dominates the early stages of the innovation process; in the later stages, tightening becomes more important to scrutinize the concepts and bring the selected ones to the market (Kotelnikov, 2005). Those who remain loose too long generate plenty of ideas but have difficulty commercializing them. Those who lock into the tight mode choke off all but most obvious ideas, thus confining innovation to incremental line extensions of existing products that add little value (Kotelnikov, 2005)."
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Sony Corporation, 2005.
An in-depth examination of the marketing and management strategy of Sony Corporation in the current market.
3,859 words (approx. 15.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 105.95
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The recorded music industry is in a state of flux. Thanks to technology, new opportunities have been made available, however, new challenges have emerged as well. The most significant concern is piracy, especially with peer-to-peer file sharing over the Internet. Sony Corporation's business unit, Sony BMG, is a new merger of Sony Music Entertainment and Bertelsmann AG. This paper discusses how the merger occurred as an effort to take advantage of economies of scale and ward off against declining sales and profitability the industry is faced with. The mega music organization is positioned at #2 in the industry. The writer examines how, by applying a strategy of utilizing the Internet as a channel of distribution and as a marketing tool, Sony BMG can ward against the piracy that is plaguing the industry. It points out that by offering inexpensive music downloads, it provides a win-win solution for both Sony BMG and their customers. Customers will get quality music, increased flexibility, and increased convenience from the service, while Sony BMG will see increased revenues and increased profitability due to reduced costs of distribution.
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Financial Overview
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Industry Overview
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Value Chain Analysis
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"In 1955, the company manufactured their first transistor radios, and shortly thereafter they developed their first trademarked product, a pocket-sized radio. In 1958, the company changed its name to Sony, derived from the Latin word 'sonus' for 'sound' and 'sonny' for 'little man'. The company continued to flourish, bringing transistor TVs first to market in 1959, and solid state videotape recorders in 1961. For twenty years, Sony's history was punctuated by both successes and failures, such as the Beta video recorder and their Sony Walkman ("History")."
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Innovation at Sony Corporation:, 2002.
A look at the business iniatives of the Sony Corp.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 106.95
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This twelve-page graduate paper examines how Sony Corporation applies innovation to every level of its business operations. The author discusses Sony's best practices in innovative management and leadership, human resources strategies, key asset management, product development, organizational approaches, and leadership.
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Sony and the Cellular Market, 2002.
This research considers the telecommunications technology company, Sony, and its participation in the cellular phone market both in the United States and elsewhere around the world.
2,458 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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This paper begins by providing an introduction of the telecommunications technological market of the past decade. It discusses the growth of the wireless telecommunications phenomena. It then analyzes Sony's role in this market and the background to the development of Sony cellular phones. It examines Sony's cellular phone marketing strategy and looks at the future direction of the industry, and how Sony's future fits into this picture.
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"Barely 100 years after its introduction, the telephone has become a ubiquitous part of daily life for many consumers around the world. Developed nations, in particular, embraced rapid integration of telephone technology during the twentieth century, and telecommunications fueled the growth of computers and globalization during the last half of that century. However, innovation in telecommunications also meant that the telephone underwent considerable change during the 1900s. During the early part of the century, party lines and operators were required for most calls in the United States; eventually, local calls could be dialed directly, but long-distance calls required operator assistance. Transoceanic cables made it possible to place international calls directly by the last quarter of the century, but phones were still fixed machines. In the last decades of the century, the telephone and radio were joined to create wireless communication using technology that resembled a telephone (and telephone numbers), but which were actually radio messages. Wireless phones came down in price, increased in accessibility, and are now common not only among physicians and others who need to be in close contact with offices, but among students and ordinary consumers. The explosive growth of telecommunications technology also has opened up opportunity for manufacturers of cellular phones, and the market has attracted some companies which are typically recognized for participation in other industries."
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The Sony Corporation, 2002.
A look at the multitude of issues relating to Sony Corporation's business dealings in Germany.
1,539 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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In order for corporations to succeed and maintain a balanced relationship with the various countries and states business is conducted in, there must be respect, understanding, and willingness to adapt.
This paper analyzes and examines the multitude of issues related to Sony Corporation conducting business in Germany. The paper gives an overview of Sony Corporation, including the cultural, legal and political environment both in the United States and Germany. The paper outlines issues related to Sony Corporation conducting business in Germany. Lastly this paper concludes with recommendations concerning how Sony Corporation and other multinational businesses may improve their likelihood of success (both over the long run and short term) in Germany and other foreign countries.
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"In addition to income tax or corporation tax, all business activities in Germany must pay trade tax. (Marx). Local authorities or municipalities levy trade tax and the percentage varies depending by community. (Marx). Trade tax is levied on trade income and trade capital (Marx). Principles regarding computing income for the purpose of trade income tax differ from those applied in the cases of income tax. (Marx). Certain deductions and additions to profits must be made under special trade tax regulations. (Marx). After adjustments have been made, the basic tax rates are regularly 5% of the adjusted profits of a corporation for trade income tax and 0.2% annually of the adjusted capital for trade capital tax. (Marx)."
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Sony Company and High-Definition Television, 2005.
A look at the Sony Company and its involvement in the development, promotion, and marketing of high-definition television (HDTV).
4,198 words (approx. 16.8 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 112.95
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This paper begins with a brief look at the history of the Sony Company and then moves on to a description of high-definition television and Sony's early involvement in the technology. The paper then describes Sony's targeted market for HDTV sets as well as its product, pricing, and manufacturing strategies. The paper also outlines Sony's promotional and marketing strategies for HDTV and presents the author's view of the technology and suggestions for pricing strategies.
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"Sony is a company with an established name and a great deal of brand recognition worldwide, and although it started as a small Japanese telecommunications company in Tokyo, it quickly presented itself to the world as a technological innovator capable of producing many consumer-friendly firsts such as the transistor radio, the walkman, and the camcorder. Lately, Sony has been involved in the development and manufacture of HDTV (high-definition television) systems to an increasingly interested world market. These television systems potentially support more than twice the sound and picture
quality of a normal television set, which particularly affects wide-screen formats. Sony has been involved in presenting the sets since the early nineties, and has followed industry trends and precedents successfully set by home satellite companies in target-marketing middle-class and upper-middle-class males who enjoy watching sports programs and want to be on the cutting edge of developing technology."
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Sony Cellphone, 2002.
Examines Sony's 1999 closing of its operations in North America following several marketing problems.
2,606 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 78.95
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In late 1999, following a year that was characterized by a number of damaging product introduction delays, the residual effects of an earlier recall of 60,000 phones, reduced sales and increasing levels of intense competition in the marketplace, Sony closed down its cellphone production operation in North America. The paper shows that in order to remain competitive, Sony took a realistic look at the market, divested itself of operations in an area where it could no longer profitably compete, took advantage of outsourcing some of its manufacturing needs by means of the vehicle of utilizing outside contract manufacturing operations and further reduced costs associated with development by entering into a joint development agreement with Ericsson of Sweden. The paper looks at Sony's move in the context of the cellphone market in the United States, provides a product description and uses the Porter Five Forces Model to explain the forces that shape competition within an industry.
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"The Japanese digital cellular telephone market clearly foretells what cell phones, service and technology will look like in the future?worldwide. Whereas a few short years ago, when a cellular telephone rang in Japan, people would have to speak very loudly in order to be properly understood. Such is no longer the case. Today, instead of speaking on the phones, users are reading email, checking calendars, reviewing weather forecasts (and baseball scores), playing games, downloading text and sending messages. With the music-related innovation detailed above, users will soon be able to also have the strains of their favorite music with them as well. In essence, at least as far as Japan is concerned, this new phone has become the equivalent of the personal computer with wireless connectivity but with much more stringent design constraints (Yoshida, 2000)."
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Sony Marketing, 2005.
An audit of the marketing strategies of the Sony Corporation.
4,830 words (approx. 19.3 pages), 18 sources, APA, $ 135.95
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This paper is a marketing audit of the Sony Corporation. The paper provides a detailed SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis of Sony's marketing, culture, technology, strategies and tactics. The paper concludes with its recommendations for Sony's future marketing strategies.
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"The Sony Corporation has a long history of innovative development, strong branding and excellent quality, which has made it a technological leader for many years. Sony's family-like organizational culture, where employees are ..."
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The SONY Corporation, 2002.
Summary and assessment of the development of the SONY Corporation using the company strategy of Michael Porter as a framework.
5,150 words (approx. 20.6 pages), 13 sources, $ 187.95
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The following report proposes to summarize and assess the development of the Sony family of companies with particular reference to its core competency hardware and Sony Electronics Incorporated. The works of Michael Porter will provide a theoretical framework for the discussion. During the 1990s Michael E. Porter developed a theory of company strategy and comparative advantage that was presented in "Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance and Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors". Porter argued that a successful company had to assess its situation and its environment (a typical SWOT analysis) to identify its competitive advantage. He then insisted that a company had to choose one of only three possible strategies and vigorously pursue this 'prime directive.' Sony Electronics' performance in terms of Porter's paradigm will provide the focus of this analysis.
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The Sony Corporation, 2007.
An overview of the history of the Sony Corporation.
2,246 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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This paper discusses Sony, one of the largest corporations of the world, which is recognized as a veritable 'media mogul' wherein the company purportedly controls a large percentage of the world's media. It looks at how it was established in the year 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Corporation and how the name was changed to Sony in 1958. It also examines how it has thus been a major player in global and international businesses for the past few decades. Today, major companies are willing to accept the breakthrough technologies that are created by Sony on an average and normal basis.
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"Today, Sony can be termed a global manufacturer and also a global player in the electronic manufacturing department and it also enjoys a leading position in the recorded music, in the music publishing, and in the music library, and also in the movie studio businesses. (Corporate Advisory Services, Sony) These are the various holdings of the company, as of September 2004: in the film business, Sony owns Sony pictures Entertainment, Colombia Tri-Star, Sony pictures Classics, and Screen Gems. In the area of Television, Sony owns holdings in: Sony pictures Television, AXN, Animax Japan, Soap City, Gameshow Network, with a fifty percent share with Liberty Media, and Movielink, which is jointly owned by Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. Studios. (Who Owns What, Sony Corporation)"
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Sony Cellphone, 2002.
Discusses Sony Electronics forming Personal Mobile Communications America (PMC America).
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 8 sources, $ 79.95
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Discusses Sony Electronics forming Personal Mobile Communications America (PMC America). Goal of the new unit in the digital cellular & personal communication services (PCS) sectors. Describes challenges of the market. Japan's marketplace. Product. Strategy including Porter Five Forces Model. Competitors. Role of consumer demand. Future strategy of Sony cellular telephone business.
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"In July 1982, Sony Electronics opened its Corporate Headquarters facility in Park Ridge, New Jersey. In June 1993, they opened a large operations center in Northern California. In January 1995, Sony formed Personal Mobile Communications America (PMC America), with headquarters in San Diego, California. This unit was formed (in Southern California) to pursue the strategic growth opportunities that were recognized, at the time, to be emergent in the digital cellular and personal communication services (PCS) sectors. This unit had its own captive marketing, sales, engineering, and manufacturing functions and represented a vertically integrated organization for Sony.
Among the product offerings for PMC America were Sony digital cellular telephone..."
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Sony Corporation, 2006.
An environmental analysis of Sony Corporation.
1,380 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper is an environmental analysis of Sony Corporation. It addresses the following: the components of the organization's external environment and describes several major changes expected to have a major impact on the 1) remote, 2) industry and 3) operating environments of Sony in the next 10 years. The paper creates a set of long-term objectives for the organization.
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"This paper will present an environmental analysis of Sony Corporation using the organization's external environment which has three components. These components are the remote industry and operating environments ..."
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Sony Corporation: A Case Study in Diversification, 2002.
Examines the Sony Corporation's diversification into a host of related related fields and the reasons behind the success of the diversification.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 13 sources, $ 106.95
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Sony Corporation established its global reputation with the introduction of the transistor radio in 1957. For over forty years it has manufactured electronics hardware. In the past five years it has diversified into entertainment, software and a host of related and converging fields. The diversification has been successful because Sony has identified all of its new projects with its brand name and reputation for quality: Its core competency in electronics has been at the heart of its successful diversification.
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Sony Corporation Case Study, 2002.
Examines the Sony Corporation's search for a product.
1,024 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper shows how Sony Corporation presents an interesting case study: A powerful brand name in search of a product. This paper examines the forces that led to this dilemma and then suggests several strategic alternatives that the company can employ. This analysis consists of the following sections: A) Basic Case facts; B) Major Issues; C) Alternative Solutions; and, D) Justification for solution chosen.
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"What is today known as the SONY Corporation got its start in 1946 when Akio Morita, Masaru Ibuka, and Tamon Maeda (Ibuka's father-in-law) started a company known as Tokyo Telecommunica-tions Engineering in 1946 and, in 1950, created and marketed a Japanese tape recorder in 1950. Three years later Morita paid Western Electric (US) $25,000 for transistor technology licenses, which sparked a consumer electronics revolution in Japan. His firm launched one of the first transistor radios in 1955."
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