Sharp Corporation Reviews

Pros

Managers respect opinions of their staff, and give a lot of different oppurtunities to progress on to more technical areas.

Cons

Can be hard to get new ideas passed by Japanese management, withholding of information is a big problem but can be improved.

Advice to Senior Management

Share information more freely between the Japanese and other design centres. Take on new ideas and be more aggressive in exploiting opportunities.

Pros

Open Work Culture, Flexible timings and freindly environment

Cons

Nepotism
Name sake Leads and Managers

Advice to Senior Management

Wipe out nepotism and have capable Managers and leads

Pros

The research and technolgy development is second to none. The environment is ideal for creative individuals who want to manage their career through initiative and hard work.

Cons

While there are numerous postive attributes about working at Sharp, there remains a continual and growing fear that market and competiitive (Korean) conditions will test the firm in news ways that have never been dealt with before.

Advice to Senior Management

I would suggets that management contine to stay focused on the technology that has brought the company so many years of good results. As for the new challenges ahead -- don't jeopardize the brand for short term gain.

Pros

Broaden experience into hardware. International business and travel experience. Good educational opportunities. Smart employees. Regular updates on group activities. Good experience with agile development for most part.

Cons

Flat organization. Limited promotion opportunities. Communications issues. Difficulty getting products understood and approved in Japan. Slow product life cycle for software. Customer contact very limited. Good ideas rarely make it past the presentation stage to Japan. Company as a provider of hardware, does not as a whole, understand software process and market. US subsidiary wishes to control Sharp Labs.

Advice to Senior Management

Figure out how to improve communications between US sales subsidiary, Sharp Labs and Japan HQ.

Pros

Sharp values it's employees and is very fair

Cons

Non-Japanese employees have somewhat limited career options.

Advice to Senior Management

Nothing