I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work.
AKIO MORITAWe 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.
More Akio Morita Quotes
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In the United States businessmen often do not trust their colleagues.
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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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The public does not know what is possible. We do.
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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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Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.
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I consider it my job to nurture the creativity of the people I work with because at Sony we know that a terrific idea is more likely to happen in an open, free and trusting atmosphere than when everything is calculated.
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Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
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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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If management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the responsibility for them.
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Curiosity is the key to creativity.
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While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.
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My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target.
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Employees are not guilty; why should they suffer?
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And then we grow up and learn to blend our innate abilities with the rules or principles we have learned.
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We all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business.
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