Americans make money by playing `money games,’ namely mergers, acquisitions, by simply moving money back and forth … instead of creating and producing goods with some actual value.
AKIO MORITAI believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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My chief job is to constantly stir or rekindle the curiosity of people that gets driven out by bureaucracy and formal schooling systems.
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Japanese attitudes toward work seem to be critically different from American attitudes.
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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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From a management standpoint, it is very important to know how to unleash people’s inborn creativity.
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America looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.
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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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An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
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There is no secret ingredient or hidden formula responsible for the success of the best Japanese companies.
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You can be totally rational with a machine.
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It’s difficult to see new projects to fruition.
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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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Our plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.
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While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.
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I consider it my job to nurture the creativity of the people I work with because at Sony we know that a terrific idea is more likely to happen in an open, free and trusting atmosphere than when everything is calculated.
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I believe people work for satisfaction.
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