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Matsushita Leadership

ISBN-13: 9780684834603
ISBN-10: 068483460X
Edition: First Edition
Author: John P. Kotter
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: Free Press
Format: Hardcover 356 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780684834603
ISBN-10: 068483460X
Edition: First Edition
Author: John P. Kotter
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: Free Press
Format: Hardcover 356 pages

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Matsushita Leadership (ISBN-13: 9780684834603 and ISBN-10: 068483460X), written by authors John P. Kotter, was published by Free Press in 1997. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other Asian American & Asian (Cultural & Regional, Biographies, Biography & History, Leadership & Motivation, Management & Leadership) books. You can easily purchase or rent Matsushita Leadership (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Asian American & Asian books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.52.

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He was one of the most inspirational role models of all time. 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. Yet John P. Kotter shows in this fascinating and instructive book how, instead of being ground down by these hardships, Matsushita grew to be a fabulously successful entrepreneur and business leader, the founder of Japan's General Electric: the $65 billion a year Matsushita Electric Corporation.
His accomplishments as a leader, author, educator, philanthropist, and management innovator are astonishing, and outshine even Soichiro Honda, J.C. Penney, Sam Walton, and Henry Ford. In this immensely readable book, Kotter relates how Matsushita created a large business, invented management practices that are increasingly being used today, helped lead his country's economic miracle after World War II wrote dozens of books in his latter years, founded a graduate school of leadership, created Japan's version of a Nobel Prize, and gave away hundreds of millions to good causes.
The Matsushita story expands our notion of the possible, even for a sickly youngster who did not have the benefit of a privileged background, education, good looks, or a charismatic presence. It tells us much about leadership, entrepreneurship, a drive for lifelong learning, and their roots. It demonstrates the power of a longterm outlook, idealistic goals, and humility in the face of great success.
Matsushita Leadership is both a biography and a set of lessons for careers and corporations in the 21st century. An inspirational story and a business primer, the implications are powerful, for organizations and for living a meaningful life.

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