Philips & Matsushita Background
Matsushita: Internationalization
Matsushita's Organizational Foundation: Divisional Structure
Philips Tech Competence and Expansion
Philips Organizational Development and Reorganization
100
By 1900 Philips was the third largest producer of what in Europe? Or Philips started a business making light bulbs.
light-bulb
100
What device propelled Matsushita into first place in the consumer electronics industry in the 1980s?
VCR
100
What is the competition called that spurred each business to drive growth by developing new products?
A Divisional Structure - adopted by Matsushita in 1933
100
This product gave Philips financial strength to compete against its competitors and was developed in one of their labs?
Tungsten metal filament bulb.
100
What was the Philips joint leadership style?
Commercial and Technical functions.
200
What did Konosuke Matsushita (KM) produce in his home?
Double-ended sockets
200
what did Matsushita do to boost offshore production?
Yamashita's "Operation Localization"
200
What department was intentionally underfunded, forcing it to compete for funding from the divisions?
What is Central Research Lab (CRL)
200
Philips entered into an agreement with, which is company giving the right to use of each other's patents?
General Electric
200
Philips built what to build its post-war organisations? They were adept at responding to country-specific conditions
National Organizations (NOs)
300
What did KM call his company creed that was the basis of the cultural and spiritual training?
Seven Spirits of Matsushita
300
Which president established the Panasonic Digital Concepts Center in California to develop technology and innovation offshore?
Morishita
300
Matsushita earned what nickname for being quick to market fewer innovations?
Manishita or copycat
300
why and where did Philips move its headquarter?
Relocated to Amsterdam. Increase efficiency with fewer employees.
300
A policy paper that outlined the disadvantages of Philips matrix organisation in 1971. Outlined the responsibilities between the PDs and the NOs. Rebalanced the managerial relationships between PDs and NOs.
Yellow Booklet
400
When post-war growth slowed and product line expansion and distribution system no longer insured growth, what kind of markets did the company pursue?
Export Markets
400
What was the name of Nakamura's plan to build a super manufacturing company on three foundations: a strong tech based components business, a flexible and responsive manufacturing capability, and customer-oriented solutions-based businesses.
Nakamura's Value Creation 21 (VC 21)- his first three-year plan.
400
How many division Matsushita had and what was there policy to replace a manager?
36. If operating profit fell below 4% of sales.
400
Philips built what during the Great Depression to protect its foreign sales?
Local Production Facilities
400
What are Van Dr Klugt's core businesses division?
components, lighting, consumer electronics, and telecommunications and data systems.
500
Philips created what kind of venture in foreign countries to gain market acceptance?
Local Joint Ventures
500
President Ohtsubo changed the company name to what in order to grow overseas revenue?what was it global rank?
Panasonic - 78
500
why was Matsushita's corporate division was compared with the commercial bank?
The corporate division charged interest on divisional borrowing and provided interest on the excess deposit.
500
Philips became an industry leader in research, creating what two types of labs?
Physics and chemistry
500
What did Kleisterlee refer to Philips as after acquiring companies in the high-growth and lighting segments?
"A lifestyle company" centered around health and well-being.
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