Our plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.
AKIO MORITAAmericans 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.
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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It has run consistently about 6 percent of sales at Sony – and in service.
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The important thing in my view is not to pin the blame for a mistake on somebody, but rather to find out what caused the mistake.
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The “patron saint” of Japanese quality control, ironically, is an American named W. Edwards Deming, who was virtually unknown in his own country until his ideas of quality control began to make such a big impact on Japanese companies.
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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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Executives of the company must have the necessary qualities to direct the personnel by showing them the way to do things.
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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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To have any one of these without the others is self defeating in business.
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When I find an employee who turns out to be wrong for the job,
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We all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business.
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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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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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It’s difficult to see new projects to fruition.
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If you don’t want Japan to buy it, don’t sell it.
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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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