Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
AKIO MORITAOf 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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Whether we succeed or not depends on the strength of our resolve and the amount of our endeavor.
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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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We all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business.
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To create a familylike feeling within the corporation, a feeling that employees and managers share the same fate.
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I believe people work for satisfaction.
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Curiosity is the key to creativity.
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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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The most important mission for a Japanese manager is to develop a healthy relationship with his employees.
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More people are interested in trying to shuffle paper assets around than building lasting assets by producing real goods.
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Japanese attitudes toward work seem to be critically different from American attitudes.
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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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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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I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work.
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An enemy of innovation could be your own sales force.
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The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
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Employees are not guilty; why should they suffer?
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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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All you need is the best product in the world, the most efficient production in the world and global marketing.
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It has run consistently about 6 percent of sales at Sony – and in service.
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I believe one of the reasons we went through such a remarkable growth period was that we had this atmosphere of free discussion.
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We treat employees as a member of the family.
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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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We want to keep the company healthy and its employees happy, and we want to keep them on the job and productive.
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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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But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.
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Never break another man’s rice bowl.
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