Kōnosuke Matsushita
Founder of Panasonic
Kōnosuke Matsushita (松下 幸之助, Matsushita Kōnosuke, 27 November 1894 – 27 April 1989) was a Japanese industrialist who founded Panasonic, the largest Japanese consumer electronics company.
Kōnosuke Matsushita | |
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| 松下 幸之助 | |
 Matsushita in 1929 | |
| Born | 27 November 1894 |
| Died | 27 April 1989 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman and industrialist |
| Known for | Founder of Panasonic |
| Spouse | Mumeno Matsushita |
| Children | Sachiko Matsushita |
| Relatives | Masaharu Matsushita (son-in-law) |
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Awards and honours
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National honour
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Japan:
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers (29 April 1987)
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (29 April 1981)
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure
Recipient of the Medal with Blue Ribbon
Recipient of the Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon- Senior Third Rank (April 27, 1989; posthumous)
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Foreign honour
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Belgium:
- The Commandeur de L'Ordre de la Couronne Award (1972)
Malaysia:
Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.M.N.) (1979)[2]
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Professorships and Directorships
changeKonosuke Matsushita was honoured at Stanford University by endowing a Professorship in International Strategy and Management. The official name of the course is The Konosuke Matsushita Professorship in International Strategy and Management[3]
Further reading
change- Matsushita Leadership by John Paul Kotter, Simon & Schuster (1998)
- Matsushita Konosuke (1894-1989) His Life & His Legacy: A Collection of Essays in Honor of the Centenary of His Birth by Kōnosuke Matsushita, PHP Research Institute (1994)
- The Matsushita Perspective, A Business Philosophy Handbook, Published by PHP Institute, Inc. (1st ed., 1997).
- Jinsei mondō, dialogue with Daisaku Ikeda published in Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), Korean, and Japanese; Published by Ushio Shuppansha, Tōkyō (1st ed., 1975).
- The Matsushita Phenomenon by Rowland Gould published by the Diamond Publishing Company, Japan (1st edition, 1970).
- The Path, by Kōnosuke Matsushita, Published by McGraw-Hill (2010)
- Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation[4]
References
change- ↑ "Decorated Commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau by the Queen of the Netherlands: in 1958 at age 63". Archived from the original on 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Stanford Endowed Professorships and Directorships". Archived from the original on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
Other websites
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Media related to Matsushita Konosuke at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Kōnosuke Matsushita at Wikiquote