Co-founded 40 years ago, by a young engineer named Akio Morita, Sony is now one of the most powerful and respected multinational corporations in the world, and Morita is its outspoken chairman. This autobiography charts the growth of the company, from the initial attempts to make a tape recorder to the sales of Walkman.
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Co-founded 40 years ago, by a young engineer named Akio Morita, Sony is now one of the most powerful and respected multinational corporations in the world, and Morita is its outspoken chairman. This autobiography charts the growth of the company, from the initial attempts to make a tape recorder to the sales of Walkman.
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Add this copy of Made in Japan to cart. $29.95, good condition, Sold by J.E. Miles, A Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from OCEANSIDE, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1986 by Dutton.
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New. New Ships From Canada New No dust jacket as issued 324 From Library Journal This volume provides a biography of the legendary co-founder and chairman of the Sony Corporation, Akio Morita Beginning in the waning days of World War II and spanning to the present, Morita deftly comments on a variety of topics ranging from the post-war reconstruction of Japan to his views on world trade Of special interest to managers will be Morita's chapter "'"On Management, "'" which unlocks some of the issues he believes to account for Japanese economic success Items of discussion here include the Japanese philosophies of lifetime employment, job rotation, long-run orientation, and quality control This book seems destined to be the Japanese version of Iacocca BOMC alternate; Fortune Book Club selection Gene R Laczniak, Coll of Business Administration, Marquette Univ Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title Ingram.
