Read: “Sony’s Dilemma, Matching Strategy and Structure” on pages 374-375. In a 2 to 3 page APA formatted paper (with six peer-reviewed sources for support):
Answer the following questions:
- To implement a corporate strategy, a firm needs to have a strong set of capabilities to “parent” the set of business units that the firm has established or
acquired. Given Sony’s history and organization structure, what would you argue are Sony’s strongest parenting or corporate capabilities? How will the new
strategy utilize these capabilities?
- Do you think that Sony has the right organization structure to foster the necessary integration among its electronic and entertainment content businesses
that its revamped strategy seems to entail?
- What additional organizational structure and/or process adjustments will Sony need to make to realize its revised strategic objectives?
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