• History Sony‚ is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato‚ Tokyo‚ Japan. Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics‚ products for the consumer and professional markets. its founders Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka derived the name from sonus‚ the Latin word for sound‚ and also from the English slang word "sonny"‚ since they considered themselves to be "sonny boys". In late 1945‚ after the end of World War II‚ Masaru Ibuka started a radio repair shop
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Introduction Sony was founded in 1945 by partners Masaru Ibuka‚ (an engineer)‚ and Akio Morita‚ (a physicist)‚and was originally named Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering). The firm was launched in Nihonbashi‚ Tokyo. Four years later the company developed and produced Japans’ first magnetite-coated‚ paper-based recording tape‚ called Soni-Tape. In 1955‚ the firm began using Sony logo on Totsuko products. The group also launched Japan ’s first transistor radio‚ the TR-55‚ during
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Sony Corporation’s full name is Sonī Kabushiki Gaisha‚ commonly referred to as Sony‚ is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan Minato‚ Tokyo‚ Japan. Its diversified business is primarily focused on the electronics‚ game‚ entertainment and financial services sectors. The company is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets. Sony is ranked 87th on the 2012 list of Fortune Global 500. Sony Corporation is the
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Sony Overhaul Introduction: This paper will analyze how Sony is struggling to reinvent itself in the market by transforming its corporate culture‚ cutting costs and introducing new product lines in its ailing electronics division. Recommendation. Corporate culture needs to be cohesive and organic: The corporate culture at Sony is bureaucratic and the job for life mentality has created Empire building in departments. Each department or unit looks to gain control over key projects and ignores
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claimed to be a Sony PlayStation 4 development kit reveals a couple of unidentified elements that resemble sensors or cameras. Until now‚ Sony offered PlayStation Eye separate camera for its consoles that worked with select titles‚ but keeping in mind the success of Kinect‚ it looks like the new PlayStation system may come bundled with a compulsory set of sensors. The alleged PlayStation 4 development kit which photo has been published by Destructoid web-site resembles a desktop personal computer with
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brand names in the world today‚ Sony Corporation‚ Japan‚ established its India operations in November 1994‚ focusing on the sales and marketing of Sony products in the country. In a span of 16 years‚ Sony India has exemplified the quest for excellence in the world of digital lifestyle becoming the country’s foremost consumer electronics brand. With relentless commitment to quality‚ consistent dedication to customer satisfaction and unparalleled standards of service‚ Sony India is recognized as a benchmark
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One of Sony’s greatest strengths is their ability to produce innovative‚ quality products. Sony’s web page states “Sony innovations have become part of mainstream culture‚ including: the first magnetic tape and tape recorder in 1950; the transistor radio in 1955; the world’s first all-transistor TV set in 1960; the world’s first color video cassette recorder in 1971; the Walkman personal stereo in 1979; the Compact Disc (CD) in 1982; the first 8mm camcorder in 1985; the Minidisk (MD) player in 1992;
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KENT GRAYSON rP os t KEL614 Revised April 5‚ 2012 Sony Targets Laptop Consumers in China: Segment Global or Local? op yo Richard Lopez‚ product manager for Sony Corporation in Hong Kong‚ had one week to finalize his plan for marketing VAIO laptop computers in China before presenting it to senior management in January 2011. Lopez was struggling to decide which segment (or segments) to target and how to position VAIO for this segment. At the heart of his struggle was an unusual problem—too much
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Strengths Substantial Brand Identity Sony is a corporate brand whose identity is deeply rooted and very well established in the minds of potential customers. The brand remains healthy despite dropping from 25th to 29 in name recognition according to InterBrands 2009 ranking. Interbrand valued Sony brand at $11 million Global Diversification Sony products and services are available throughout the world in approximately 200 countries and territories. The United States market accounted for 17.9%
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Sony Corporation Introduction In an economy that thrives thoroughly on technology and progression itself‚ there are many companies that have taken advantage of the opportunities that have been offered to them through science. Due to continuous development in technology‚ companies are being able to find their path in success through competitive products and service. And one of the Company that would strike on peoples mind in no time while talking about information technological
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