Kōnosuke Matsushita
Appearance
Kōnosuke Matsushita | |
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松下 幸之助 | |
Born | |
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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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.
Awards and honours
[change | change source]National honour
[change | change source]- 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)
Foreign honour
[change | change source]- 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]
Professorships and Directorships
[change | change source]Konosuke 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 | change source]- 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 | change source]- ↑ "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
[change | change source] Media related to Matsushita Konosuke at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Kōnosuke Matsushita at Wikiquote