We want everybody to have the best facilities in which to work, but we do not believe in posh and impressive private… — Akio Morita Copy Share Image
I knew we needed a weapon to break through to the US market, and it had to be something different, something that… — Akio Morita Copy Share Image
Executives of the company must have the necessary qualities to direct the personnel by showing them the way to do things. — Akio Morita Business Copy Share Image
Carefully watch how people live, get an intuitive sense as to what they might want and then go with it. Don’t do… — Akio Morita Intuitive Copy Share Image
Without an organisation that can work together, sometimes over a very long period, it's difficult to see new projects to fruition. — Akio Morita Copy Share Image
We treat employees as a member of the family. If management take the risk of hiring them, we have to take the… — Akio Morita Employee Copy Share Image
When I find an employee who turns out to be wrong for the job, I feel it is my fault because I… — Akio Morita Decision Copy Share Image
I believe one of the reasons we went through such a remarkable growth period was that we had this atmosphere of free… — Akio Morita Copy Share Image
My solution to the problem of unleashing creativity is always to set up a target. The best example of this was the… — Akio Morita Apollo Copy Share Image
In the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty, your business and its future… — Akio Morita Business Copy Share Image
If we do our best and make efforts, a peaceful and great future will become ours without fail. Whether we succeed or… — Akio Morita Copy Share Image
The "patron saint" of Japanese quality control, ironically, is an American named W. Edwards Deming, who was virtually unknown in his own… — Akio Morita Big impact Copy Share Image
Management of an industrial company must be giving targets to the engineers constantly; that may be the most important job management has… — Akio Morita Business Copy Share Image
We all learn by imitating, as children, as students, as novices in the world of business. And then we grow up and… — Akio Morita Ability Copy Share Image
I believe it is a big mistake to think that money is the only way to compensate a person for his work.… — Akio Morita Copy Share Image
From a management standpoint, it is very important to know how to unleash people's inborn creativity. My concept is that anybody has… — Akio Morita Ability Copy Share Image
All you need is the best product in the world, the most efficient production in the world and global marketing. — Akio Morita Copy Share Image
There are three creativities: creativity in technology, in product planning, and in marketing. To have any one of these without the others… — Akio Morita Business Copy Share Image
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.… — Akio Morita Business Copy Share Image
Americans make money by playing 'money games,' namely mergers, acquisitions, by simply moving money back and forth ... instead of creating and… — Akio Morita Acquisition Copy Share Image
I have always made it a point to know our employees, to visit every facility of our company, and to try to… — Akio Morita Business Copy Share Image
Of course we have to make a profit, but we have to make a profit over the long haul, not just the… — Akio Morita Copy Share Image
