I knew we needed a weapon to break through to the US market, and it had to be something different, something that nobody else was making.
AKIO MORITAThe only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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Advertising and promotion alone will not sustain a bad product or a product that is not right for the times.
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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.
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Without an organisation that can work together, sometimes over a very long period.
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America looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.
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It has run consistently about 6 percent of sales at Sony – and in service.
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The best example of this was the Apollo project in the United States.
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Curiosity is the key to creativity.
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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.
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If we do our best and make efforts, a peaceful and great future will become ours without fail.
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Your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.
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The company must not throw money away on huge bonuses for executives or other frivolities but must share its fate with the workers.
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I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him.
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If we face recession, we should not lay off employees; the company should sacrifice a profit. It’s management’s risk and management’s responsibility.
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Every action analysed and every responsibility assigned by an organisation chart.
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If you don’t want Japan to buy it, don’t sell it.
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