Sony Corporation - Restructuring Continues, Problems Remain
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Case Details:
Case Code : BSTR361
Case Length : 22 Pages
Period : 1995-2009
Pub Date : 2010
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : Sony Corporation
Industry : Consumer Electronics
Countries : Japan
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Background Note
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Sony was founded in 1946 as Tokyo Tsuchin Kyogo by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita (Morita) in war-ravaged Japan. Initially, the company had 20 employees and a capital of ¥ 190,000. Right from its inception, Sony focused on product innovation and on offering high quality products...
The Restructuring Efforts
In the early 1990s, in spite of a moderate increase in Sony's operating revenues, its operating and net income witnessed a decline. After the electronics business was restructured in 1994 under the then CEO Norio Ohga, the company's performance deteriorated further and Sony reported a loss of ¥ 293.36 billion in 1995...
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The Outcome
After the reorganization announced in 2005, Stringer went on to revamp Sony. Sony's Aibo, a robotic pet, was discontinued after the Robotics unit was shut down due to its low revenue generation...
Problems Resurface Again
In mid-2008, Sony's management remained confident that its television unit would turn profitable. The sales of LCD TVs of Sony rose from one million units in 2005 to 15.2 million units in 2008. But with the global recession affecting spending on luxury products, Sony's fortunes took a turn for the worse...
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