Sony: the Private Life - Hardcover

Nathan, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395893275 ISBN 13: 9780395893272

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade), 1999

Synopsis

An expert on Japanese culture uses his access to Sony's archives to chart that company's fascinating rise from the ashes of post-war Tokyo to a major international distributor of electronics and mass culture

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Review:

‘If there is a better business book this year, we will be very lucky.’
Newsweek

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'Fully updated with a new chapter'

"Insightful, probing, and extremely well written; in the genre of business and company profiles, this is as good as it gets."
KIRKUS REVIES

Drawing on his unmatched expertise in Japanese culture and his unique, unlimited access to Sony's inner sanctum, John Nathan pulls the veil from one of the worlds most successful and secretive corporations. He uncovers persuasive evidence that Sony's biggest triumphs, from colour TV to CDs, and most calamitous failures, like the Betamax debacle and the vexed takeover of Columbia Pictures, stem from a web of intense relationships that have always characterised its top ranks. He etches incisive portraits of the company's famously enigmatic cofounder, Akio Morita; it's patrician autocratic CEO, Norio Ohga; and its edgy new leader, Nobuyuki Idei.

With authority and wit, Nathan dispels myths that surround Sony and crafts an unparalleled corporate drama.

"An indispensable book for all students of Japanese business and the electronics industry."
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT

"A well-written and entertaining saga."
FINANCIAL TIMES

"Fascinating... an easy and informative read."
STRATEGY

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0395893275
• ISBN 13: 9780395893272
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 347