Japanese people tend to
Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable. Akio Morita
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Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable. Akio Morita
Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan. Akio Morita
Management of an industrial company must be giving targets to the engineers constantly; that may be the most important job management has in dealing with its engineers. Akio Morita
Executives of the company must have the necessary qualities to direct the personnel by showing them the way to do things. Akio Morita
(Japanese Government believes that if you have a big laboratory with all the latest equipment and good funding it will automatically lead to creativity. It doesn’t work that way. Akio Morita
Of course we have to make a profit, but we have to make a profit over the long haul, not just the short term, and that means we must keep investing in research and development – it has run consistently about 6 percent of sales at Sony – and in service. Akio Morita
Without an organisation that can work together, sometimes over a very long period, it’s difficult to see new projects to fruition. Akio Morita
We treat employees as a member of the family. If management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them. Akio Morita
When I find an employee who turns out to be wrong for the job, I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him. Akio Morita
More people are interested in trying to shuffle paper assets around than building lasting assets by producing real goods. Akio Morita