But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
AKIO MORITAPeople need money, but they also want to be happy in their work and proud of it.
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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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.
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It has run consistently about 6 percent of sales at Sony – and in service.
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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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I believe people work for satisfaction.
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Curiosity is the key to creativity.
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There are three creativities: creativity in technology, in product planning, and in marketing.
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If management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.
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Every action analysed and every responsibility assigned by an organisation chart.
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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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It’s difficult to see new projects to fruition.
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If you don’t want Japan to buy it, don’t sell it.
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I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him.
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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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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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