Sony Ericsson

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Sony Ericsson SWOT Analysis Strength Diversity among products. Sony as a brand name. Weakness Lack in understanding Customer Preferences Less technology advancement Lack of user centered designs. Lack of Brand awareness globally Opportunities Mobile phones market in developing High % of young market Strong Customer demand for innovative product High Disposable income in emerging markets. Network capabilities and low tariff of service providers. Threats Landline penetration

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HISTORY OF SONY ERRICSSON (Graphics not available) The company started in October 2001 with the 50-50 collaboration of two major companies Sony corporation, the consumer electronic power house and telecommunication leader Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. Being headquartered in London and research and development based in Sweden the company has gone global in short span of time to more than 80 countries being the fifth largest company in the world for mobile handsets manufacturing, The company is

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The Sony Ericsson joint venture is a case study that can be used to explore key international business strategies and concepts. 1. Sony & Ericsson’s motivations behind the joint venture (JV) The Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson, one of the “Big Three” mobile handset manufacturers in the 1990s, started to reach difficulty as it entered the new millennium. In 2001, Ericsson’s sales dropped by 52%, recording a $1.39 billion loss which preceded an announcement that would lay off 20%

time in history. Google announced #mobilegeddon early this year, saying, “It’s the year of the mobile”. It’s almost laughable to think that someday this was news. Especially, as it’s estimated that by 2017, 85% of the world will have access to 3G (Ericsson, 2015). If this is a glimpse into the future, then businesses require a mobile strategy. For years, the simple solution for mobile device has been a responsive website: where your site automatically resizes based on your device. A responsive website

a joint venture with Ericsson to collaborate on enterprise solutions (Daniels et al., 2015, p. 592). Considering both organizations enterprise solutions business segments are a relatively small portion of the businesses, it would stand to assume that together, both businesses could develop an enterprise solutions industry through collaborative research and development (Celly et al., 2015, pp. 19 & 26; Daniels et al., 2015, p. 583). This is strategically attractive, as Ericsson is the preferred vendor