Sony Versus IPod Case Preparation and Discussion for MKTG505 2015 NIU MBA FastTrak Ronald Kollman and Wang Weixun October 27th‚ 2014 1. What are the advantages of proprietary products like Sony and Apple employ versus open source products like IBM or Dell advocate? The advantages of proprietary products is that they have a captive market with regard to accessories and deliverable content. For example‚ music for the iPod is mostly deliverable through the iTunes application
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How many levels are there? Span of Control? Centralized/Decentralized? Formal/Informal? Functional Specialization or Cross-functional interaction? Control/Autonomy? Rigid or flexible? Communication top-down or bottom-up????? Pg 223 (Galbraith‚ 1995) – Shape‚ Specialization‚ Distribution of power‚ and departmentalization How has Sony’s structure evolved? Larry Griener‚ 1972. Work on organisational life cycle Mintzberg‚ 1979. What type of structure is Sony? Pg. 226-246
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Starting points for Sony Music Entertainment Chapter 1: Mission‚ Vision Core Competences Mission Sony BMG does not have a publicized mission statement. However‚ the mother company Sony has changed its mission statements several times in history‚ whereas it is the following: ‘’To become a leading global provider of networked consumer electronics‚ entertainment and services.’’ (Sony 2010) Vision Equal to the mission‚ SONY BMG does not have a publicized vision. The general vision of Sony is: ‘’We Help
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On October 19‚ 2006 the Sony Corporation presented the world with their marketing campaign for the Sony Cybershot‚ a new digital camera. In the advertisement you see Michelle Wie‚ an up and coming Asian female golfer‚ sitting in a cross legged Zen like position on a golf green with a golf ball in one hand and a Cybershot camera in the other. Behind her is a sunray made of golf clubs‚ and there are hues of oranges and golds and reds that make up the color palate for this advertisement. Below her is
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3. Cecilio K. Pedro – Lamoiyan Corporation “Fighting multinationals was very tough. At first‚ everyone thought I was crazy. They told me‚ how will I survive this? True enough‚ it’s by the grace of God that I’m still here in the toothpaste industry after 20 years. God is good‚” – Cecilio K. Pedro Cecilio K. Pedro is another Filipino businessman of Chinese descent but his story is not the typical rags-to-riches tale but about turning adversity into triumph. He earned his business management
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found in some organizations that occurs when several departments or groups do not want to share information or knowledge with other individuals in the same company. A silo mentality reduces efficiency and can be a contributing factor to a failing corporate culture. Managers of successful firms spend a lot of their time trying to ensure that information flows freely between departments to ensure that all aspects of the company are functioning effectively. Contemporary management views suggest that
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and Intellectual The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business Property: Real‚ Personal and Intellectual In SONY CORP. v. UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS‚ INC.‚ 464 U.S. 417 (1984) 104 S. Ct. 774‚ Sony Corporation was the petitioner and Universal Studios was the respondent”1. This was an appeal to a higher court‚ after a lower court decision. “The case dealt with Sony Corp. being sued for manufactured video tape recorders (VTR ’s) infringing on Universal Studios copyrighted materials that were
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expansion during the 1950s and 1960s? What strategy was the company pursuing? What was the key feature of the international organization structure that Black & Decker operated with at this time? Did Black & Decker ’ s strategy and structure make sense given the competitive environment at that time? 2 ( How did the competitive environment confronting Black & Decker change during the 1980s and 1990s? What changes did Black & Decker make in its strategy and structure to compete more effectively
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Sony Car Navigation System – Case Analysis. Car Navigation systems’ demand characterization in Japan‚ Europe and US. Car navigation systems (CNS) demand is mainly determined by different car driving environments and drivers preferences. Both factors vary across markets and determine CNS’s most valuable features for each market. In 1996‚ Japan was the world largest CNS market with sales of 850‚000 units. Several factors accounted for CNS strong popularity. First‚ a highly complicated Japanese road
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Running Head Reengineering the Corporation Reengineering the Corporation In the book “Reengineering the Corporation”‚ Hammer and Champy create a new frame of managerial relations and organizational bureaucracy. The authors address such important problems as impact of technology on business environment‚ new labor relations and organizational structures affected a modern corporation. The book consists of 13 chapters and an Epilogue discussing different problems and issue of modern organizational
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