Sony Corporation Record Profit and Organizational Structure Paper Working in organisations case study.Please refer to the zip file case story, assignment q

Sony Corporation Record Profit and Organizational Structure Paper Working in organisations case study.Please refer to the zip file case story, assignment question and guidelines to do the report.Introduction – 250 words or less.APA citation KAPLAN
KFD – Organizations in a Global Context II
Assessment 2 – Individual Assignment: Case Study (30%)
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Press Talk!
One way to learn about Working in Organizations is from the Press!
Read the following News Article (reproduced in Appendix A):
How Sony saved itself, as seen from the trenches (Nikkei Asian Review 13 April 2018)
Source: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Company-in-focus/How-Sony-saved-itself-as-seen-from-
the-trenches
Answer the following questions:
(10 marks)
1. Organization Purpose
Describe briefly the Organization, its purpose and its business.
(Note: Some research may be necessary, at least 2 references
Word Limit for this question – 250 words.)
(4 marks)
(16 marks)
2. Organization Structure
O Functional, Based on Sony’s organization structure in the figure in Appendix B:
>a. What form of organization structure has Sony adopted?
2) Divisional
b. Explain 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of this structure
3) Matrix. for Sony. Minimum 1% Page.
3. According to the article: Answer from article
a. Give 2 reasons why Sony is set for “a record profit”?
b. What specific lesson in organizational culture could be learnt
from Sony’s “resurrection”? And in what way did it help Sony?
(10 marks)
(10 marks)
Qu4d5, nolinkt: Was Sony facing a structured or unstructured problem? Give 2
reasons for your answer. Answer from article
(5 marks)
5.
Give an example of a structured problem in Sony’s workplace.
(5 marks)
6.
(10 marks)
What kind of decision-making style do you think would be LEAST
APPROPRIATE for the situation Sony was in as reported in the
article? (i.e. Directive, Analytical, Behavioural or Conceptual?).
Give reason(s) for your answer (at least 2 references).
7. Apply the first 5 Steps in the Rational Decision Process with – py116 (20 marks)
elaboration for each step in the context of Sony’s resurrection. workbook
8.
Identify 2 important leadership qualities of Sony President & CEO (10 marks)
that were necessary for him to transform the organization to regain
its position of strength in this industry. Explain why they are
important.
TOTAL MARKS 100 marks
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