More people are interested in trying to shuffle paper assets around than building lasting assets by producing real goods.
AKIO MORITAJapanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.
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If you trust your colleague today, he may be your competitor tomorrow, because people frequently move from one company to another.
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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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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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Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.
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The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
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Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
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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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You can be totally rational with a machine.
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Japanese attitudes toward work seem to be critically different from American attitudes.
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It’s difficult to see new projects to fruition.
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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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But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
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It has run consistently about 6 percent of sales at Sony – and in service.
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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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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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