Sony vs. Samsung is business history at its best! It explores the divergent fortunes of these two electronics giants in the last decade and identifies the true reasons behind Sony's decline and Samsung's rise. Contrary to popular belief, Chang shows that success (or failure) does not simply arise from different strategies. Rather, it emerges from major decisions that are deeply rooted in the companies' organizational processes and their executives' political behavior. This book is a must-read for any senior executive. --Constantinos Markides
Robert P. Bauman Professor of Strategic Leadership and Chairman,
Strategy Department, London Business School
Sea-Jin Chang has produced that rarity in a business book--one that is as valuable to practicing managers as it is insightful to academic researchers. In this fascinating comparison of two modern global giants, he applies his high resolution research microscope to their changing fortunes by dissecting their contrasting strategies, and providing interesting insights into their divergent organizational processes and management practices. This is a very valuable contribution to the international business literature. It will end up in as many corporate boardrooms as faculty seminars.--Christopher A. Bartlett
Thomas D. Casserly Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School
Sea-Jin Chang has written a fascinating comparison of Sony and Samsung that will be valuable to anyone interested in strategy, organizations or international business. The interwoven and very detailed case studies of two very different companies in overlapping industries illuminate problems such as adaptation to technological change (analog to digital), organizational flexibility and globalization. His attempt to analyze both strategic development and implementation is successful and very useful. Both academics and practitioners will learn a lot from this book.--Stephen J. Kobrin, William Wurster Professor of Multinational Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Refreshingly original and entertaining, this book analyzes major strategic decisions of Samsung and Sony and highlights organizational processes and top management leadership that have shaped their performances. This is a must-read for all executives who want to understand the strengths and weaknesses of Asian competitors. It also provides penetrating insights to other Asian companies with global ambitions.-- Myoung Woo Lee, President and CEO
Sea-Jin Chang is a Kumho Asiana Group Endowed Chair Professor of Business Administration at Korea University. He received his BA and MA in economics from Seoul National University, and Ph.D. in strategic management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Dean's Fellow.
Prior to his return to Korea, he was a professor at the Stern School of Business of the New York University. He also had visiting appointments at Stanford Business School, INSEAD, London Business School, Hitotsubashi University, and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a leading researcher on the management of diversified multinational firms. His current research includes strategies for corporate growth through joint ventures and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, and comparative management studies of Japan, Korea and China. He serves on the editorial boards of several prestigious publications and has extensive consulting experience.
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作为一名长期关注消费电子市场的人士,我原本以为市面上的解读已经够多了,但这本书提供了一个全新的、近乎“鸟瞰”的视角。它最吸引我的地方在于,它成功地将宏观经济的波动、地缘政治的压力,与微观层面上的工程师文化和企业内部的权力斗争巧妙地编织在了一起。你看到的不再是冰冷的财报数字,而是活生生的人物形象——那些在关键时刻力挽狂澜的设计师,以及那些在会议室里力排众议的决策者。这本书的文字风格极其富有画面感,描绘起跨国谈判和产品发布会的场景时,那种紧张感仿佛能穿透纸页。它不只是在讲两个品牌的故事,它是在讲述整个亚洲制造崛起,乃至全球技术话语权转移的大背景。我个人认为,其价值在于它提供了一个观察全球化过程中,如何平衡本地化需求与全球标准化的绝佳案例研究。读完后,我对企业文化对长期竞争力的影响有了更深刻的认识。
评分天呐,这本书简直是一部关于科技巨头之间史诗级较量的精彩绝伦的叙事!我本来以为这会是一本枯燥的技术分析报告,但作者的笔触却充满了戏剧张力。那种从微小细节捕捉到时代脉搏的功力令人惊叹。读起来就像在看一部精心编排的商业谍战片,你明明知道结局可能在哪里,但过程中的每一次权谋、每一次技术突破、每一次市场误判,都让你看得手心冒汗。特别是对早期市场策略的描绘,那种“摸着石头过河”的谨慎与大胆并存的状态,真实得让人仿佛置身于那个风云变幻的年代。作者没有简单地将一方塑造成绝对的英雄或恶棍,而是非常细腻地展现了两个东方巨人如何在全球化的浪潮中,既互相竞争又彼此学习,共同推动了消费电子行业的边界向前。这本书的叙事节奏掌握得极好,高潮迭起,但又不失冷静的观察视角。它让我对“竞争”这个词有了全新的理解,明白了顶尖对决的背后,是无数工程师和战略家的心血与智慧的碰撞。我强烈推荐给任何对商业历史、技术变迁或只是喜欢听好故事的人。
评分这本书的结构安排和信息密度令人赞叹,但更让我感到震撼的是它对“失败”的坦诚记录。很多同类书籍往往倾向于美化成功者,对失误轻描淡写,但这本书却敢于深入剖析那些曾经被认为是致命的战略失误,以及它们是如何塑造了后续的复苏之路。例如,在某个关键的移动设备平台竞争中,一方的“慢半拍”是如何被市场无情惩罚的,而另一方又是如何从近乎崩盘的边缘,通过一次大胆的内部重组实现了“凤凰涅槃”。作者的语言克制而有力,避免了煽情,而是用无可辩驳的事实和数据来支撑观点。每一次的“挫折”都被视为下一次飞跃的基石。这种对复杂性的接纳和对现实的直视,让这本书的论证显得格外坚实可信。它不仅仅是一部商业史,更像是一部关于如何在绝境中保持韧性的生存指南。我推荐给那些在职场上正面临重大挑战的人,从中汲取面对挫折的智慧。
评分这本书的阅读体验是极其沉浸且富有启发性的,尤其是在探讨“创新疲劳”与“颠覆性思维”的交锋方面。它没有停留在罗列产品参数的层面,而是深入剖析了驱动这两个庞然大物不断前行的内在驱动力——那种近乎偏执的对“更好”的追求。我尤其欣赏作者对供应链管理哲学差异的对比分析。一方强调垂直整合带来的绝对控制力,另一方则侧重于生态系统的开放与快速迭代。这种根本性的战略分歧,在关键的转折点上,如何导致了截然不同的市场结果,被作者用非常清晰的案例串联了起来。其中关于“下一代显示技术”的论战那几章,简直是教科书级别的商业案例,展示了技术路线选择的巨大风险与回报。读完之后,你会对“市场份额”背后的复杂博弈产生一种敬畏感。它不是简单的零和游戏,而是关于预判未来、抢占心智的长期战役。那些对商业战略有兴趣的朋友,这本书里蕴含的智慧远超你想象。
评分这本书的独特之处在于它对“品牌哲学”的挖掘深度。它没有止步于产品本身,而是探讨了植根于这两个截然不同文化背景下的企业,是如何构建其核心价值主张,并将其转化为全球消费者的信仰的。一方强调精准、极致的体验和对细节的苛求,形成了某种“极客”的崇拜感;而另一方则更侧重于大众的普及、快速的功能迭代和情感连接的建立。作者巧妙地运用了跨文化比较的框架,揭示了这些内在差异如何投射到市场营销、客户服务乃至高层管理风格上。阅读过程中,你会发现,很多时候,决定胜负的不是技术领先了多少个百分点,而是哪个品牌的故事更能打动人心,哪个形象更能占据消费者的“心智库存”。这本书就像一个高倍显微镜,让我们得以观察到品牌内核的构建过程,非常适合市场营销和品牌战略的研究者深思。它的洞察力之锐利,足以让你重新审视自己熟悉的许多日常消费品。
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评分感觉完全是蜻蜓点水 + 以及已经有些过时了
评分感觉完全是蜻蜓点水 + 以及已经有些过时了
评分感觉完全是蜻蜓点水 + 以及已经有些过时了
评分感觉完全是蜻蜓点水 + 以及已经有些过时了
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