One of the big problems for complex companies is the ability, or inability, to use expertise developed in one area in another. This is one of the reasons complex companies like Sony often fail; they have all of the disadvantages of that complexity and don’t really get the anticipated synergies or economies of scale that were generally used to justify the creation of their complex structures.
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HP’s Big Bang Launch: Innovation Applied, Sony Targeted
Posted by: Rob Enderle July 11, 2005 07:00 AMOne of the big problems for complex companies is the ability, or inability, to use expertise developed in one area in another. This is one of the reasons complex companies like Sony often fail; they have all of the disadvantages of that complexity and don’t really get the anticipated synergies or economies of scale that were generally used to justify the creation of their complex structures.