In moritas own words, they made sony the cadillac of electronics. This volume provides a biography of the legendary cofounder and chairman of the sony corporation, akio morita. Read book made in japan akio morita and sony full ebook. 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 postwar reconstruction of japan to his views on world trade. Morita was the cofounder of entertainment and electronics giant sony corporation. Akio morita was groomed to become the heir to the family business. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
The book then showcases the life of akio morita born on 26jan1921 in a place called nagoya, japan, starting from his childhood curiosity, interest and love towards the gizmos then just. Akio morita helped take a small radio repair shop in a bombedout tokyo building and turn it into the powerhouse electronics company, the sony corporation. Akio morita, the famous founder of sony, once explained that japans success was the result of hard work and deep waters. Cofounder aki morita initiated the company renaming itself to sony in 1958 to make it more recognizable to the international market.
It was a time when the term made in japan was still widely seen as a mark of cheap and poor quality products rather than one of reliable technology. Morita was closely involved in the management of the sony company until his retirement, owing to ill health, in 1994. Made in japan akio morita book summary shubham parsekar. Akio morita and sony the guide to sony movie studio platinum. Morita and ibuka pored over dictionaries and found the word sonus, which in latin means sound. Morita also was a longtime member of the wise men as the eightmember japanu. Pdf made in japan by akio morita download archives. Akio morita and sony is an autobiography of akio morita, the cofounder and former chairman of sony corporation. To put it a bit more dramatically, the fate of your business is actually in the hands of the youngest recruit on the staff. Akio morita, key to japans rise as cofounder of sony. Nonetheless, his experiences as a cofounder of japans transnational sony corp.
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Made in japan by akio morita autobiography 1966 the autobiography is an interesting motivational book. Birthdate 19210126 birthplace nagoya, japan death date 19991002 associated organizations sony. Akio morita, founder of sony, was born on january 26, 1921, in the city of nagoya, to a family of sake brewers. As soon as he returned to japan, ibuka told akio morita of his decision and asked him about the possibility of producing the transistor at totsuko. Akio morita the founder of sony curiosity is the key to creativity. Beginning in the waning days of world war ii and spanning to the present, morita deftly. Made in japan starts with the social scenario prevalent in japan at that time, the survival and hope conditions existing at the time of war with america. Morita, but also of the sony corporations formation in the aftermath of japans brutaldefeat in world war two, and its subsequent rapid rise to fame and fortune.
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A year later, the company developed and marketed the first tape recorder in japan. Download made in japan akio morita and the sony corporation409048 pdf online. Made in japan gives us insight in to japanese working ethos, their dedication and vision. Made in japan akio morita and sony hardcover january 1, 1986 by mitsuko morita akio. Later it goes into the birth and success of sony and then into moritas logic and morals of international business. The morita family has been brewing sake for nearly 400 years in the city of tokoname, near nagoya. Soft copy of book made in japan author akio morita completely free. Akio morita, the naval officer, and masaru ibuka, the engineer, would stay partners and friends for more than 40 years, along the way. Chapter4 ibukas first visit to the united states sony.
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Morita tries to cover far too much ground in this memoircumcommentary. Made in japan by akio morita is arguably one of the best and thought provoking books that i have read so far. Akio morita in his book made in japan wrote, being in a business so central to the community, the morita family has always taken a position of civic leadership as well. The imaginative marketing wizard was responsible for inventing the walkman and making sony a top brand name in america. It is a story of sony, a company that is world leader in many electronic and it products, told in simple manner by creator of sony mr akio morita. The book i am reading and yet to finish is made in japan. Akio morita is the mentor for japanese manufacture and a true artisan in the 20th century. Akio morita article about akio morita by the free dictionary. Akio morita in 1946, in the basement of a former department store, akio morita and masaru ibuka set out to make japans first tape recorders. Made in japan by akio morita, 1986, dutton edition, in english 1st ed.
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