Sony was founded in 1946 by Akio Morita. Currently, Howard Stringer is the CEO of Sony Corporation. Sony's corporate strategy is to be the leading global provider of networked consumer electronics and entertainment. Sony uses both global and transnational strategies in its integration-responsiveness framework. It standardized some products globally but also differentiates products regionally. Sony focuses on building a sustainable global firm through visionary leadership, multicultural organizational culture, and centralized R&D with a focus on future innovations in technology.