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 MORITAWe all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.
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I believe people work for satisfaction.
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In the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty.
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But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.
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We want everybody to have the best facilities in which to work, but we do not believe in posh and impressive private offices.
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To have any one of these without the others is self defeating in business.
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Without an organisation that can work together, sometimes over a very long period.
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The public does not know what is possible. We do.
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I have always made it a point to know our employees, to visit every facility of our company, and to try to meet and know every single employee.
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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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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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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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Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
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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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America looks 10 minutes ahead; Japan looks 10 years.
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