I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work.
AKIO MORITAAll you need is the best product in the world, the most efficient production in the world and global marketing.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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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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Your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.
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If management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.
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But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
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I established the rule that once we hire an employee, his school records are a matter of the past and are no longer used to evaluate his work or decide on his promotion.
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It has run consistently about 6 percent of sales at Sony – and in service.
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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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The only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
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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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My chief job is to constantly stir or rekindle the curiosity of people that gets driven out by bureaucracy and formal schooling systems.
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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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Advertising and promotion alone will not sustain a bad product or a product that is not right for the times.
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I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him.
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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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Japanese attitudes toward work seem to be critically different from American attitudes.
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