I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work.
AKIO MORITAEvery action analysed and every responsibility assigned by an organisation chart.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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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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To have any one of these without the others is self defeating in business.
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I knew we needed a weapon to break through to the US market, and it had to be something different, something that nobody else was making.
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In the United States businessmen often do not trust their colleagues.
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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 treat employees as a member of the family.
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While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.
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From a management standpoint, it is very important to know how to unleash people’s inborn creativity.
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It has run consistently about 6 percent of sales at Sony – and in service.
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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 only sure thing is that in business there are no sure things.
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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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To create a familylike feeling within the corporation, a feeling that employees and managers share the same fate.
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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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