INTRODUCTION: Sony is a Japan based company that operates in over 180 countries worldwide. (Company Profile for Sony Corporation‚ 2011) Sony was co-founded by Masaru Ibuka and Aki Miruta in 1946 and since then has grown into an international multimillion dollar company (Sony Corporation‚ 2014). Ibuka and Miruta originally started out manufacturing measuring equipment (Sony Corporation‚ 2014)‚ and have expanded into more complex technological solutions‚ such as laptops‚ gaming consoles‚ and communications
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MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS AND DECISIONS OF THE FIRM Briefing Memo A Look at Sony’s Decline 12/04/2012 Description and Background Setting. Sony corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo‚ Japan. it is ranked 86th in the 2012 list of Fortune Global 500. Over the years‚ Sony has established the reputation of a leading manufacturer of electronic products in both the professional and consumer markets. But Sony’s good name has started to erode. Recently‚ Sony’s
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BUSINESS DESCRICPTION Sony is a global manufacturer of audio‚ video‚ communications and information for the consumer and professional markets. Sony Corporation (Sony) is a leading provider of consumer electronics. Firm designs‚ develops‚ manufactures and markets equipment and electronic devices‚ such as audio and video products‚ televisions and semiconductors. It designs‚ develops and markets software and gaming hardware‚ the development of cinema‚ home theatre and television production. The company
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SUBMISSION: 19.04.2014 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL: Date: April 19‚ 2014 Sherina Idrish Faculty‚ BUS 101 Department of BBA North South University Subject: Submission of Group Project Dear Sir‚ Here is the group report on the assigned company “SONY” that you asked us to prepare as per requirement of our BUS 101 course. We sincerely tried our best to put all the relevant information required to make this report informative and clear out all the major questions you asked. Despite some limitations
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Playstation SWOT Analysis Marketing Project Mitch DeVan Playstation is a product of Sony‚ which is one of the leaders in the electronic equipment industry. Since it was founded in 1946‚ Sony has produces some of the most innovative‚ quality products as apart of mainstream culture. The SWOT analysis provides a snapshot of the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats for not only Playstation‚ but also examines certain aspects of the video game industry along with the entertainment
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SONY CORPORATION GRIFFIN CONSULTING GROUP Hao Tang Rahul Misra Ellie Shanholt April 2012 CONTENTS Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... 3 Company Overview and History .............................................................................................. 4 Financial Analysis ...........................................................................................................
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New Product Development and Brand Sony understood the importance of brand from its inception. The origin of “Sony” shows the global mindset of its founders; who coined the brand name Sony in 1955 because it was easier for Western consumers to pronounce. “Sony” sounded cute‚ like the pet name Sonny‚ but it also meant sonus‚ or “sound‚” in Latin. In 1958‚ the firm adopted this brand name as its corporate name. When Morita went to the United States with a Sony-branded radio in 1955‚ a major manufacturer
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Description. Sony Corp. Retrieved from Factiva on 12/10/2012 http://global.factiva.com.ezproxy.hofstra.edu/pcs/default.aspx Chen‚ WS (2002)‚ ‘Longman active study English-Chinese dictionary’‚ 1st edn‚ SH: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press. Census.gov. (2010). 2010 Census: United State Population Profile Maps. Retrieved from Census.gov on 12/08/2012 http://2010.census.gov/2010census/# Kabushiki Kaisha. (2012). Unites States Securities and Exchange Commission Form 20-F of Sony. P. 32. Retrieved
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RE: Sony’s Goodwill and Segment Reporting Facts: Sony have been known worldwide as a Japanese multinational company‚ its efforts trying to expanding business in United States‚ have made that Sony acquires CBS Records and Columbia Pictures. Thus‚ creating Sony Music and Sony Pictures‚ which represent Sony entertainment. This involved to the company in $1.2 billion of debt‚ and assigned goodwill assets for $3.8 billion. The last filing with SEC reported just two main segments: electronics and
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born August second in Tokyo‚Japan in 1950. Ken went to college at Tsushin university in 1950. Ken was an engineer at Sony when he was making a product. Ken was showing his products to Sony and Sony rejected his products‚ then later the play station had Sony making a lot of money. Sony´s contributes went up sixty percent. In 2003 Ken was awarded with a award and a seat at Sony´s corporate board. Ken also impacted history
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