Matsushita Leadership
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (624 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 068483460X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Amazon Customer EXCELLENT BOOK ON LEADERSHIP, COMBINED WITH AND HISTORICAL PRESENTATION OF JAPAN.. "A real good corporate history, not corporate PR trash, as you might suspect" according to Joe6Pack. There are few entrepreneurs left in Japan today, and Panasonic is one of those behemouths which went astray under bureaucratic consensus driven management producing A real good corporate history, not corporate PR trash, as you might suspect Joe6Pack There are few entrepreneurs left in Japan today, and Panasonic is one of those behemouths which went astray under bureaucratic consensus driven management producing 47 rice cookers when none made any money any longer. It would be good if they not only venerated their founder, but actually applied what he practiced when he set up a little sweat shop producing light bulb fittings in Osaka. Kotter rete. 7 rice cookers when none made any money any longer. It would be good if they not only venerated their founder, but actually applied what he practiced when he set up a little sweat shop producing light bulb fittings in Osaka. Kotter rete. A most difficult subject well tackled. This is a rare attempt by an American to profile an Asian entrepreneur and world-renowned corporate leader.Because of the rather more subtle and complex social structures in Asia, which is particularly even more so in Japan, it is the rare non-Asian who is able to peer through the intricate webs and be able to grasp at the essence.Kudos to John Kotter
Thrown into poverty at age four, Konosuke Matsushita (Mat-SOSH-ta) struggled with the early deaths of family members, an apprenticeship which demanded sixteen-hour days at age nine, all the problems associated with starting a business with neither money nor connections, the death of his only son, the Great Depression, the horror of World War II in Japan, and more. He was one of the most inspirational role models of all time. It demonstrates the power of a longterm outlook, idealistic goals, and humility in the face of great success. Penney, Sam Walton, and Henry Ford. Matsushita Leadership is both a biography and a set of lessons for careers and corporations in the
From Library Journal Noted Harvard business professor Kotter recounts the fascinating life of Konosuke Matsushita (1894-1989), the founder of Matsushita Electric Company. Leonard, Miami Univ., Oxford, OhioCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. Yet his company's growth in revenues has exceeded that of the companies of such famous entrepreneurs as Soichiro Honda (Honda), Sam Walton (Wal-Mart), Akio Morita (Sony), James Cash Penney (J.C. Recommended for corporate executives, businesspeople, academics, students, and aspiring entrepreneurs.?Joseph W. . Penney), and Henry Ford (Ford). Not a biography, this chronological bibliograhy instead highlights the educational patterns of Matsushita's life and draws out lessons from which readers in management can learn. Kotter clearly illustrates how Matsushita was able to motivate large groups of individuals. Matsushita started his adult life with no money, no connections, fewer than four years of formal education