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.
AKIO MORITAIn the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty.
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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Japanese attitudes toward work seem to be critically different from American attitudes.
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An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
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Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
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(Japanese Government believes that if you have a big laboratory with all the latest equipment and good funding it will automatically lead to creativity. It doesn’t work that way.
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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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My concept is that anybody has creative ability, but very few people know how to use it.
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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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Every action analysed and every responsibility assigned by an organisation chart.
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My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target.
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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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We will try to create conditions where persons could come together in a spirit of teamwork, and exercise to their heart’s desire their technological capacity.
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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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I believe people work for satisfaction.
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Once you have a staff of prepared, intelligent, and energetic people, the next step is to motivate them to be creative.
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