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.
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.
AKIO MORITAJapanese attitudes toward work seem to be critically different from American attitudes.
AKIO MORITAIf you trust your colleague today, he may be your competitor tomorrow, because people frequently move from one company to another.
AKIO MORITAMy concept is that anybody has creative ability, but very few people know how to use it.
AKIO MORITAAll you need is the best product in the world, the most efficient production in the world and global marketing.
AKIO MORITAWe don’t believe in market research for a new product unknown to the public. So we never do any.
AKIO MORITAIn the United States businessmen often do not trust their colleagues.
AKIO MORITAThe public does not know what is possible. We do.
AKIO MORITAThe most important mission for a Japanese manager is to develop a healthy relationship with his employees.
AKIO MORITAJapanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.
AKIO MORITAThe 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.
AKIO MORITATo have any one of these without the others is self defeating in business.
AKIO MORITAManagement 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.
AKIO MORITAOur plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.
AKIO MORITAI 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.
AKIO MORITAMore people are interested in trying to shuffle paper assets around than building lasting assets by producing real goods.
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