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Our plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want.
Akio Morita
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Akio Morita
Age: 78 †
Born: 1921
Born: January 26
Died: 1999
Died: October 3
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When I find an employee who turns out to be wrong for the job, I feel it is my fault because I made the decision to hire him.
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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, every action analysed and every responsibility assigned by an organisation chart.
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We don't believe in market research for a new product unknown to the public. So we never do any.
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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. Employees are not guilty why should they suffer?
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Amenities are not of great concern to management in Japan.
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If you don't want Japan to buy it, don't sell it.
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