Konosuke Matsushita (1894-1989) started with nothing but an idea for an electric plug, and created a vast business empire that spread around the world. As the owner of Panasonic Corporation and other profitable business ventures, he amassed a personal...
Konosuke Matsushita (松下 幸之助 Matsushita Kōnosuke, November 27, 1894 – April 27, 1989) was a Japanese industrialist, the founder of Matsushita Electric, better known as the parent firm of electronics brand Panasonic, a company based in...
Konosuke Matsushita Konosuke Matsushita, founder of Matsushita Ltd., one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer electronic products, died on April 27. He was 94 years old. With global sales of $42 billion and over 120,000 employees, matsushita produces 14,000 different products,...
John P. Kotter's adaptation of Matsushita: Lessons from the Twentieth Century's Most Remarkable Entrepreneur explained how businessman Konosuke Matsushita motivated large groups of individuals to improve human condition. Matsushita proclaimed that the entrepreneur and the manufacturer should aim to make all products cheap and...
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will become Panasonic Corp., shedding the name of its charismatic founder in favor of its more internationally known brand.The move, coming 90 years after the Osaka-based company's founding by Konosuke Matsushita, underlines the recognition of brand power amid intensifying global competition.Matsushita...
Japanese electronics maker Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Thursday it will drop the name of its charismatic founder and become Panasonic Corp. to strengthen its global image.Matsushita President Fumio Ohtsubo acknowledged it was a tough decision to give up the Matsushita and other brand names...
