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Organizational Effectiveness

- Srilatha Poluri

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About......Sony Corporation commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.Sony Group is a Japan-based corporate group primarily focused on the Electronics (such as AV/IT products and components). Game (such as the PlayStation). Entertainment (such as motion pictures and music). Financial Services (such as insurance and banking) sectors.Sony is ranked 105th on the 2014 list of Fortune Global 500.

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Leadership Effectiveness.... -In Music

The FAST FORWARD Leadership Program This program seeks to encourage entrepreneurial spirit and new ways of thinking, as well as to cultivate firm resolve and quick decision making. In addition to carefully screened global participants from the music business the program also welcomes participants from the Sony Group's pictures and electronics business.

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In Electronics......Global Leadership Development Program.This program is conducted by Sony Global Leadership Development Program (This program is conducted by Sony Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. SSCS and accepts 26 participants from 12 countries at each session. Training .strives to ensure understanding of Sony's medium-term strategic directions Other highlights include lectures by top executives and tours of manufacturing facilities in Japan-both aimed at encouraging a global perspective and building employee networks that transcend borders-as well .as group discussion.

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Market Diversification....

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Organizational Strength.....

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Sony's Position among competitors...

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Human Resource ManagementNurturing engineering talent - generating ideas that integrate technologies from multiple specialized fields and for providing leadership for development teams that transcend national and corporate boundaries approximately 230 Sony engineers with frontline expertise in key technological fields develop curricula and textbooks for use in Key Technology training courses. Enhancing management skills - Mandatory multilevel job-specific training helps participants acquire crucial skills in a systematic effort to foster human resources with the skills to drive future business growth. Support for career building - Since 2007, Sony Corporation has designated October "Career Month," a period during which it works to create opportunities for employee growth. Over the course of this month, employees can meet directly with their supervisors to discuss training and development plans regarding their careers. Leveraging - As a company that does business in a variety of countries and regions, Sony recognizes the .importance of cultivating future business leaders with a global perspective based on diversity Sony is implementing a variety of initiatives aimed at bringing the capabilities of such employees into full play, irrespective of nationality, culture, race, gender, or the presence or .absence of physical limitation.

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Sony's sales part....

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Facing Loss...

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What is risk and what is Uncertainity?

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Risks and Uncertainity..... Sony's ability and timing to recoup large-scale investments required for technology development and production capacity. Sony's ability to implement successful hardware, software, and content integration strategies for all segments excluding the Financial Services segment, and to develop and implement successful sales and distribution strategies in light of the Internet and other technological development .Sony's ability to forecast demands, manage timely procurement and control inventories.foreign exchange rates, particularly between the yen and the U.S. dollar, the euro and other currencies in which Sony makes significant sales and incurs production costs, or in which Sony's assets and liabilities are denominated.

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Recommendations.....

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Thank you.................:)

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