A Foreigner Never Should've Run Sony?

Cats out of the bag!

Howard Stringer is the bossman at Sony, running the show. He's not Japanese, but a Welsh-born American. And according to one former Sony exec, a foreigner never should have run the company.

Koichiro Tsujino, who headed up Sony's Vaio division and was the president of Google Japan until earlier this year, gave a seminar in Tokyo earlier today, attended by New York Times reporter Hiroko Tabuchi.

According to Tabuchi, Tsujino gave a wide array of opinions on his former employer, such as how innovative the company used to be and perfecting hardware before it is released is too slow for the web era. Much of the seminar sounds like Tsujino dispensing words of wisdom to young business people.

Then the U.S.-educated Tsujino stated that Sony "should never have been run by a foreigner." According to Tabuchi, Tsujino refused to elaborate, saying he'll get in trouble. Perhaps Tsujino has his reasons, and perhaps they are well-thought out reasons. Shame he isn't willing to share those reasons.

Rumors were that Sony Japan brought over Stringer from Sony America in order to clean house and fire people. The thinking was that an outsider, who was not firmly entrenched in Sony Japan's corporate politics, would have an easier time making tough decisions.

Late last month, a report surfaced on Bloomberg that Sony is looking at replacing Stringer with one of the possible candidates being Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kazuo Hirai.

Unlike Stringer, Hirai isn't a foreigner.

http://kotaku.com/5712859/former-sony-exec-a-foreigner-never-shouldve-run-sony

drivel

His idea might make sense if Sony were strictly a Japanese company and not a multinational conglomerate.

Maybe Stringer went Kotick and managed to instill way too much fear :P

His idea might make sense if Sony were strictly a Japanese company and not a multinational conglomerate.

worlock77

The way the Japanese industries are set up with the keiretsu system everyone is owned or has a stake in somebody else. This means there are several conflicts of interest and some people who deserve to go might not etc. Since outsiders are generally not entagled in this system, they can make the decisions that others would not make.

if he promises not to interfere with the gamer industrys like capcom konami or ea or anything then i dont care about a console or a leader of the console its the game that makes a console awsome im Turkish and live in Holland its multicultural here and i dont see the problem of a multicultural sony ps4 or 3 or 10 whatever aslong as the games are good as they are ;) peace

It wasn't under Stinger that Sony became irrelevant in markets they historically dominated. TV's, Music/MP3 market, and now Videogames which was already set in motion before Howard arrived. Its backward thinking like this that got Sony in trouble.

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

His idea might make sense if Sony were strictly a Japanese company and not a multinational conglomerate.

blue_hazy_basic

It'd be hilarious though.

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

His idea might make sense if Sony were strictly a Japanese company and not a multinational conglomerate.

blue_hazy_basic

We're talking about the opinion of one man here (and an opinion that, frankly, sounds a little like sour grapes), not that of the general public. I'm gonna take a guess and say the Japanese public aren't too miffed about an American running Sony. I could be wrong but I don't get the sense of Japanese being nationalistic-to-the-point-of-stupidity like Americans are.

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="worlock77"]

His idea might make sense if Sony were strictly a Japanese company and not a multinational conglomerate.

We're talking about the opinion of one man here (and an opinion that, frankly, sounds a little like sour grapes), not that of the general public. I'm gonna take a guess and say the Japanese public aren't too miffed about an American running Sony. I could be wrong but I don't get the sense of Japanese being nationalistic-to-the-point-of-stupidity like Americans are.

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"] Imagine how it would sit in the US if Ford appointed a Chinese-born Frenchman as their CEO. Not very well I would think.blue_hazy_basic

We're talking about the opinion of one man here (and an opinion that, frankly, sounds a little like sour grapes), not that of the general public. I'm gonna take a guess and say the Japanese public aren't too miffed about an American running Sony. I could be wrong but I don't get the sense of Japanese being nationalistic-to-the-point-of-stupidity like Americans are.

How so?

Cats out of the bag!

Howard Stringer is the bossman at Sony, running the show. He's not Japanese, but a Welsh-born American. And according to one former Sony exec, a foreigner never should have run the company.

Koichiro Tsujino, who headed up Sony's Vaio division and was the president of Google Japan until earlier this year, gave a seminar in Tokyo earlier today, attended by New York Times reporter Hiroko Tabuchi.

According to Tabuchi, Tsujino gave a wide array of opinions on his former employer, such as how innovative the company used to be and perfecting hardware before it is released is too slow for the web era. Much of the seminar sounds like Tsujino dispensing words of wisdom to young business people.

Then the U.S.-educated Tsujino stated that Sony "should never have been run by a foreigner." According to Tabuchi, Tsujino refused to elaborate, saying he'll get in trouble. Perhaps Tsujino has his reasons, and perhaps they are well-thought out reasons. Shame he isn't willing to share those reasons.

Rumors were that Sony Japan brought over Stringer from Sony America in order to clean house and fire people. The thinking was that an outsider, who was not firmly entrenched in Sony Japan's corporate politics, would have an easier time making tough decisions.

Late last month, a report surfaced on Bloomberg that Sony is looking at replacing Stringer with one of the possible candidates being Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kazuo Hirai.

Unlike Stringer, Hirai isn't a foreigner.

http://kotaku.com/5712859/former-sony-exec-a-foreigner-never-shouldve-run-sony

o0HAPPY0o

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="worlock77"]

His idea might make sense if Sony were strictly a Japanese company and not a multinational conglomerate.

worlock77

We're talking about the opinion of one man here (and an opinion that, frankly, sounds a little like sour grapes), not that of the general public. I'm gonna take a guess and say the Japanese public aren't too miffed about an American running Sony. I could be wrong but I don't get the sense of Japanese being nationalistic-to-the-point-of-stupidity like Americans are.

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"] Imagine how it would sit in the US if Ford appointed a Chinese-born Frenchman as their CEO. Not very well I would think.Sandvichman

We're talking about the opinion of one man here (and an opinion that, frankly, sounds a little like sour grapes), not that of the general public. I'm gonna take a guess and say the Japanese public aren't too miffed about an American running Sony. I could be wrong but I don't get the sense of Japanese being nationalistic-to-the-point-of-stupidity like Americans are.

They didn't. One guy (who was fired under the American in question's watch) did.

Jack Tretton or w/e the guy who runs sony graduated from my school and is hooking me up with a job such a great dealAL_GREEN

It wasn't under Stinger that Sony became irrelevant in markets they historically dominated. TV's, Music/MP3 market, and now Videogames which was already set in motion before Howard arrived. Its backward thinking like this that got Sony in trouble.

Fizzman

He's right corporate racism should be used everywhere !! :roll:Sp4rtan_3

That's not racism. However it's still discrimination, not sure what he means by it, sony is doing extremely well especially considering how they started this gen.

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