Philips Electronics Reviews in Shanghai, China Area

Pros

Great company targeted towards being market driven, focused on end users to enrich their lives, it's employees, and via sustainability our planet and society. It;s focus on being a health and well being company provides interesting growth/profit opportunities in an area contributing to the mentioned stakeholder groups.

Cons

Sometimes being a Dutch company we take too much time to discuss, to get everybody on board before making a decision. The markets served (Healthcare, Lighting, Consumer Lifestyle) force to be very cost oriented to obtain the margins which are required to berewarded by the shareholder community, this can take away some of the conditions to function more easily/comfortably and to the best of each ability.

Advice to Senior Management

Walk the walk, Talk the talk

Pros

Big player, well-established company, good to sexy up your CV

Cons

limited freedom due to complex process

Advice to Senior Management

simplify process, encourage more freedom

Pros

Good place for young staff to learn how a big compay operate the business, unless you join TV team, which is hopeless.
Always new products come out, growth opportunity for aggressive people.

Cons

Top management is lack of long term vision and incapable to take the responsibility as a leader. Keep blaming while do not trust subordinates. Same as other big companies, political is very where.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't only care about "today", think about "tomorrow".