In the United States businessmen often do not trust their colleagues.
AKIO MORITAAmerica looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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Our plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.
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Your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.
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To gain profit is important, but you must invest to build up assets that you can cash in in the future.
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The remarkable thing about management is that a manager can go on for years making mistakes that nobody is aware of, which means that management can be a kind of a con job.
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People need money, but they also want to be happy in their work and proud of it.
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We don’t believe in market research for a new product unknown to the public. So we never do any.
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But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.
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Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.
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Every action analysed and every responsibility assigned by an organisation chart.
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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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Never break another man’s rice bowl.
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It has run consistently about 6 percent of sales at Sony – and in service.
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There are three creativities: creativity in technology, in product planning, and in marketing.
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An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
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If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, all the new ideas in the world will pass you by.
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