Is Sony Turning Around - (Strategic Leadership)
Is Sony Turning Around - (Strategic Leadership)
Is Sony Turning Around - (Strategic Leadership)
Sony in Glance
Source: : http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/csr_report/issues/report/2007/qfhh7c00000dltji-att/CSR2007_08_09.pdf
Born February 19, 1942 (age 71)Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom Master of Arts from the University of Oxford in Modern History President of CBS News(1988 1995) Chairman and CEO of TELE-TV (1995-1997) SONY (1997-2013):
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President and COO of SCA(1997) Chairman and CEO of SCA(1998) Chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation (June 2005) President Sony Corp. (April 2009)
Stringer faced dilemma of striking balance between the Americans and Japanese vision. The communication process was another major hurdle Strong internal resistance from the employees
How could Stringer overcome internal barriers and improve sonys competitive position?
Maintain the Base of Corporate Culture (Align with new business environment) Dismantle silo in internal Electronic Division Make closer communication with Veterans and Engineers Periodically control the whole unit status, report, challenge/issue(especially the unit of production) and make refreshment of the strategic to each of chief/head.
Understand your core business Understand your organization culture Understand your Shareholder (Internal & External)
Adoption Aligning
Effective Communication
Feedback
Output
Sources: http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/09q1_sonypre.pdf
Financial Performance
CAPEX
2001-2005
R&D Exp.
1604
31 Q2 2012
Sources: http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/13q1_sonypre.pdf
2007
Sources: http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/csr_report/issues/report/2007/qfhh7c00000dltji-att/CSR2007_08_09.pdf
2010
Sources: http://www.mediadb.eu/en/data-base/international-media-corporations/sony-entertainment.html
2013
Sources: http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/CorporateInfo/Data/organization.html