Akio Morita
Akio Morita
Akio Moritawas a Japanese businessman and co-founder of Sony along with Masaru Ibuka...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth26 January 1921
CountryJapan
country ideas impact
The "patron saint" of Japanese quality control, ironically, is an American named W. Edwards Deming, who was virtually unknown in his own country until his ideas of quality control began to make such a big impact on Japanese companies.
intelligent people creative
Once you have a staff of prepared, intelligent, and energetic people, the next step is to motivate them to be creative.
people understanding machines
You can be totally rational with a machine. But if you work with people, sometimes logic often has to take a backseat to understanding.
marketing world needs
All you need is the best product in the world, the most efficient production in the world and global marketing.
ideas way world
If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, all the new ideas in the world will pass you by.
running clever successful
In the long run, no matter how good or successful you are or how clever or crafty, your business and its future are in the hands of the people you hire.
people research want
Carefully watch how people live, get an intuitive sense as to what they might want and then go with it. Don’t do market research.
business doe knows
The public does not know what is possible. We do.
break-through weapons different
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.
teamwork heart exercise
We 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.
important cash gains
To gain profit is important, but you must invest to build up assets that you can cash in in the future.
mistake same-mistakes made-a-mistake
But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
thinking management company
A company will get nowhere if all of the thinking is left to management.
graduation creativity keys
Curiosity is the key to creativity.