case analysis
Konosuke Matsushita Research Project
Introduction
Among many Japanese industrialists, Konosuke Matsushita likes a monument with no doubt. He not only founded the great company, Panasonic, but also gave the world much easy understanding management philosophy. From starting being an apprentice when he was a teenager, Konosuke worked very hard and walked out his own business road. (Wu, 2007)There are so many successful industrialists, but there are so little people who can abstract his own philosophy even the people who can be described as god level. In modern Japanese industry, there are four people can be treated as four top industrialists, they are Akio Morita, the founder of SONY, Soichiro Honda, the founder of Honda, Kazuo Inamori, the founder of Kyocera Corporation and Konosuke Matsushita. Among those four people, Konosuku Matsushita is called as “the god of management”. He founded tap water philosophy, Dam Operation, Glass Operation for his three main management method.
Konosuke Matsushita’s greatest achievement is that he uses his hands creating a myth, Panasonic and he makes a big contribution to the society. He founded Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, and Peace and Happiness through Prosperity Institute because he thought it would be good for the future. All of his contribution to the society make the people like and admire him. He stands for the spirit of Japanese business.
In this project, I will give a brief summary of Konosuke Matsushita’s career. Then I will introduce his leadership traits and leadership behaviors. Finally I will talk about if he applied to the hospitality industry.
A Brief Summary of Konsuke Matsushita’s Career
Childhood
Konosuke Matsushita was born on November 27, 1894. He was the youngest of eight children. At first his family was very rich in the village of Wassa, in the Wakayama Prefecture. His farter was an affluent. However, because his father made a wrong decision about rice speculation, his family
Introduction
Among many Japanese industrialists, Konosuke Matsushita likes a monument with no doubt. He not only founded the great company, Panasonic, but also gave the world much easy understanding management philosophy. From starting being an apprentice when he was a teenager, Konosuke worked very hard and walked out his own business road. (Wu, 2007)There are so many successful industrialists, but there are so little people who can abstract his own philosophy even the people who can be described as god level. In modern Japanese industry, there are four people can be treated as four top industrialists, they are Akio Morita, the founder of SONY, Soichiro Honda, the founder of Honda, Kazuo Inamori, the founder of Kyocera Corporation and Konosuke Matsushita. Among those four people, Konosuku Matsushita is called as “the god of management”. He founded tap water philosophy, Dam Operation, Glass Operation for his three main management method.
Konosuke Matsushita’s greatest achievement is that he uses his hands creating a myth, Panasonic and he makes a big contribution to the society. He founded Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, and Peace and Happiness through Prosperity Institute because he thought it would be good for the future. All of his contribution to the society make the people like and admire him. He stands for the spirit of Japanese business.
In this project, I will give a brief summary of Konosuke Matsushita’s career. Then I will introduce his leadership traits and leadership behaviors. Finally I will talk about if he applied to the hospitality industry.
A Brief Summary of Konsuke Matsushita’s Career
Childhood
Konosuke Matsushita was born on November 27, 1894. He was the youngest of eight children. At first his family was very rich in the village of Wassa, in the Wakayama Prefecture. His farter was an affluent. However, because his father made a wrong decision about rice speculation, his family