How do China economists evaluate kazuo inamori? What is the significance of kazuo inamori's philosophy of life and management theory to the business and management circles? How to treat his achievements and status? In this regard, Zhongxin Jingwei interviewed several economists.
Tian Xuan, Vice President of Tsinghua University Wudaokou Finance College:
Personally, I have never had an intersection with Mr. kazuo inamori, but I have read his biography and related articles and appreciated his business philosophy and life creed. Kazuo inamori made outstanding achievements in commercial actual combat all his life, turned the tide many times, and made a generation of commercial legends. Practical feedback theory, kazuo inamori's management philosophy and the leader's philosophy summarized from practice are of great significance to the promotion of management theory.
In kazuo inamori's philosophy of life and experience management theory, "imagine optimistically, plan pessimistically and execute happily" is a sentence that has a profound influence on me. This sentence by kazuo inamori is his philosophy of life summed up through hardships and hardships, which has great enlightenment for us to correctly understand the true meaning of life and "live seriously". Personally, I always face setbacks and challenges, whether in academic or daily life. This sentence also inspires me to face the unknown ahead with a positive and optimistic attitude, always prepare for the storm and enjoy the journey of life and work.
Kazuo inamori is a master in the field of practical application of management, which can be seen from his repeated achievements in actual combat. In the specific business philosophy, they often have their own unique views. His management philosophy, starting from people themselves, pays attention to the will of enterprise participants, puts the interests of employees in the first place, and builds a system guarantee with people's thinking mode to guide and motivate people's value play. The same goal orientation, full respect and trust, and solid system guarantee have cast the authority of managers. His management thought comes from practice and verifies the management theory, which is of guiding significance to the innovation and development of the theory.
Xia Chun, Chief Economist of Yin Ke Holdings and Dean of Financial Research Institute:
What impressed me the most was what the old gentleman said: "Great goodness is heartless, small goodness is great evil". Faced with uncertainty, entrepreneurs often have to make some difficult decisions. These decisions are often not understood by employees or even customers in the short term, but they are actually very beneficial to the long-term growth of them and the enterprise. On the contrary, it caters too much to the needs of employees or customers, gives some small favors, and misses the improvement of personal ability or the transformation of enterprises, which is not good for themselves and the enterprises themselves. This truth comes from the culture of China, and so does the education of parents. However, it is not easy to really do well and apply it to the social governance of families, enterprises and even the country.
For example, if an enterprise encounters operational difficulties, there are two options: firing unqualified employees to reduce costs, and collectively reducing wages to retain all employees. Everyone will think that the latter is psychologically more humane, but in fact, the experience accumulated by enterprises in various countries for many years is that the former is more beneficial to employees and enterprises. This is a typical example of "ruthless".
Cui Lili, Executive Dean of E-commerce Research Institute of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics:
Kazuo inamori combined oriental philosophy with management and created a unique management thought. Amoeba model, like the positioning theory in strategy, is widely spread among enterprises in China because of its simplicity and practicality. No matter whether the audience understands the source and essence of the amoeba model, it is undeniable that many people have benefited from it. His theory and thought have an important position in ancient and modern management circles, helping enterprises all over the world find ways to create value.
Liu Chunsheng, Associate Professor of Central University of Finance and Economics:
Kazuo inamori's thought, especially his management thought, has always been a classic of MBA and business administration, and has been highly praised by many scholars. We are all students of his thought. From the perspective of philosophy of life, I think he is an extraordinary entrepreneur. He spent his whole life answering a very important philosophical question: where we come from, who we are and where we are going. Life is a journey, and the scenery and experience in this journey are the most important, and the result is natural.
When kazuo inamori retired, he simply "left home clean". He donated all his shares to employees, which is not something that an ordinary enterprise manager can do, nor can an ordinary person do. Because of this, I think he is more focused and pure. He is a clever man and a brave man.
From the perspective of management, I also learned a lot. For example, he believes that the value of the company is to create happiness for employees, and these management concepts are relatively advanced.
Some of kazuo inamori's management thoughts should be said to have implemented a series of philosophical thoughts such as China's "harmony between man and nature" and "people-oriented", which I personally admire very much. Management seems relatively simple, such as KPI, but I think what enterprises should do more is how to care about the growth of employees, let them consciously and voluntarily bring a steady stream of development momentum to enterprises, and let employees love their jobs from the heart.
Liu Ge, Senior Research Fellow, Chongyang Financial Research Institute, Renmin University of China:
In 2007, kazuo inamori and I recorded a program about Japanese enterprises going global and the future of China-Japan economic development. After the new century, more and more entrepreneurs in China began to admire kazuo inamori's management philosophy. Prior to this, China mainly studied the American management model-efficiency first. Kazuo inamori's management thought can be said to be the integration of China's Confucianism into management. I think the amoeba business model is the most respected by domestic enterprises, which divides management and accounting units to improve the initiative of grassroots personnel.
Yang Delong, Chief Economist of Qianhai Fund:
Kazuo inamori is the godfather of enterprise management and the object of worship of many entrepreneurs. Kazuo inamori founded two Fortune 500 companies during his business career of 5 1 year, and donated all his personal shares to employees when he retired. He became a monk and turned to pursue higher spiritual wealth and light up his mind. His attitude towards life is also very worthy of our study and admiration. Success is a kind of hardship, and kazuo inamori's road to entrepreneurship is not smooth sailing. He experienced many difficulties, but he successfully overcame them, finally turned the corner and made his career successful. His persistent attitude towards life philosophy is also worth learning.
Jiang Yan, Senior Researcher of Pangu Think Tank:
Kazuo inamori is a very famous entrepreneur and a famous management master. He is of great significance to the innovation of management theory in the whole world. First of all, kazuo inamori founded Kyocera and other companies, and is also the president of Japan Airlines. It can be said that kazuo inamori spent his whole life in the process of starting a business. Secondly, kazuo inamori has also made many contributions to management theory. Moreover, kazuo inamori's innovation in management theory has integrated many philosophical theories in ancient China, such as "respecting heaven and loving people" and "theory of mind and nature".
Kazuo inamori's core innovation in management science is to bring China's psychological culture of worshipping heaven and loving people and integrating knowledge with practice to the extreme. I think this is kazuo inamori's core contribution to management science, an organic combination of Chinese and western management science in culture, and a great innovation of management concept.