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4Kids Entertainment (Pink Sheets: KIDE) (commonly known as 4Kids) is an American film and television production company. It is known for English-dubbing Japanese anime and specializing in the acquisition, production and licensing of children's entertainment around the United States. The first anime that 4Kids dubbed was the first eight seasons of Pokémon that aired on Kids' WB! in the United States. The company is most well-known for its range of television licenses, which has included the multi-billion dollar Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh! Japanese anime franchises. They also ran two program blocks: The CW4Kids on The CW and 4Kids TV stations, both aimed at children.[2] As of December 27, 2008, the 4KidsTV block ended on Fox Network, leaving 4Kids to only broadcast The CW4Kids.
4Kids Entertainment has its world headquarters on Sixth Avenue in New York City, its subsidiary, 4Kids Productions, has its headquarters in a separate building in Manhattan.
CEO
Alfred Kahn
6
Director
Michael Goldstein
Director
Jay Emmett
2
Director
Samuel Newborn
Director
Wade Massad
Director
Duminda DeSilva
TC Digital Games & TC Websit...
Bryan Gannon
CFO
Bruce Foster
Acquistiion & Development
Carlin West
TC Digital Games
John Milito
2
Legal
Samuel Newborn
International
Brian Lacey
Marketing & Licensing
Rosalind Nowicki
4Kids Ad Sales
Daniel Barnathan
4Kids Productions
Norman Grossfeld
The Functional Structure
Advantages
Coordination
Communication
Skill Improvement
Motivation
Controlling
Disadvantages
Limited growth under existing structure
Limits to number of products and services
Coordination difficulties at larger size
The Divisional Structure
Advantages
As size and complexity of organization increases,
Coordination
Communication
Motivation
Autonomy
Disadvantages
Increased costs
Duplication of functions
Miscommunication across divisions
Competition for resources
Conflict
CEO
Alfred Kahn
6
Director
Michael Goldstein
Director
Jay Emmett
2
Director
Samuel Newborn
Director
Wade Massad
Director
Duminda DeSilva
TC Digital Games & TC Websit...
Bryan Gannon
CFO
Bruce Foster
Acquistiion & Development
Carlin West
TC Digital Games
John Milito
2
Legal
Samuel Newborn
International
Brian Lacey
Marketing & Licensing
Rosalind Nowicki
4Kids Ad Sales
Daniel Barnathan
4Kids Productions
Norman Grossfeld
The Matrix Structure
Complex network of reporting relationships among product teams and functions
People and resources grouped by
Function
Product
Figure 16.4 A Matrix Structure
The Matrix Structure
Advantages
Coordination
Fast new product development
Communication
Cooperation
Innovation
Creativity
Autonomy
Disadvantages
Role conflict
Role ambiguity
Stress
Unclear individual contributions to team performance
Techniques for Enhancing Coordination
Allocation of Authority
Mutual Adjustment and Integrating Mechanisms
Standardization
Allocation of Authority
Span of control
Tall and Flat Hierarchies
Chain of Command
Centralization versus Decentralization
4Kids Entertainment has its world headquarters on Sixth Avenue in New York City, its subsidiary, 4Kids Productions, has its headquarters in a separate building in Manhattan.
CEO
Alfred Kahn
6
Director
Michael Goldstein
Director
Jay Emmett
2
Director
Samuel Newborn
Director
Wade Massad
Director
Duminda DeSilva
TC Digital Games & TC Websit...
Bryan Gannon
CFO
Bruce Foster
Acquistiion & Development
Carlin West
TC Digital Games
John Milito
2
Legal
Samuel Newborn
International
Brian Lacey
Marketing & Licensing
Rosalind Nowicki
4Kids Ad Sales
Daniel Barnathan
4Kids Productions
Norman Grossfeld
The Functional Structure
Advantages
Coordination
Communication
Skill Improvement
Motivation
Controlling
Disadvantages
Limited growth under existing structure
Limits to number of products and services
Coordination difficulties at larger size
The Divisional Structure
Advantages
As size and complexity of organization increases,
Coordination
Communication
Motivation
Autonomy
Disadvantages
Increased costs
Duplication of functions
Miscommunication across divisions
Competition for resources
Conflict
CEO
Alfred Kahn
6
Director
Michael Goldstein
Director
Jay Emmett
2
Director
Samuel Newborn
Director
Wade Massad
Director
Duminda DeSilva
TC Digital Games & TC Websit...
Bryan Gannon
CFO
Bruce Foster
Acquistiion & Development
Carlin West
TC Digital Games
John Milito
2
Legal
Samuel Newborn
International
Brian Lacey
Marketing & Licensing
Rosalind Nowicki
4Kids Ad Sales
Daniel Barnathan
4Kids Productions
Norman Grossfeld
The Matrix Structure
Complex network of reporting relationships among product teams and functions
People and resources grouped by
Function
Product
Figure 16.4 A Matrix Structure
The Matrix Structure
Advantages
Coordination
Fast new product development
Communication
Cooperation
Innovation
Creativity
Autonomy
Disadvantages
Role conflict
Role ambiguity
Stress
Unclear individual contributions to team performance
Techniques for Enhancing Coordination
Allocation of Authority
Mutual Adjustment and Integrating Mechanisms
Standardization
Allocation of Authority
Span of control
Tall and Flat Hierarchies
Chain of Command
Centralization versus Decentralization
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