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Kazuo Inamori

Also known as: (日)稻盛和夫, [日]稻盛和夫, 【日】稻盛和夫, （日）稻盛和夫, （日）稻盛和夫著

Born
1932–2022
Nationality
Japan
Notable works
The Collected Management Lectures of Kazuo Inamori (6 Volumes)The Way to Work (15th Anniversary Edition)The True Meaning of Business Management

37 written works

About the author

Kazuo Inamori (1932–2022) was a prominent Japanese industrialist born in Kagoshima. He founded Kyoto Ceramics (now Kyocera) in 1959 and Daini Denden (now KDDI) in 1984, and in 2010 took over as chairman of Japan Airlines without pay, leading its restructuring. He established the Seiwa Juku and the Inamori Foundation, advocating the Amoeba management system and the philosophy of respecting heaven and loving people. His management ideas have had wide influence. The library holds 18 of his works in categories such as self-help and management, including the 15th-anniversary edition of The Way to Work, The True Essence of Business Management, and Altruistic Management Philosophy. Grounded in his hands-on business experience, these works are plain and sincere in tone and emphasize combining ideals with action.

Written (37)

The Way to Work (15th Anniversary Edition) cover
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The Way to Work (15th Anniversary Edition) Kazuo Inamori / 曹岫云 China Machine Press · 2025 This book contains six chapters: "Refining the Soul, Elevating the Mind: Why Work," "Make Yourself Love the Work You Do: How to Commit to Work," "Driv…
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The True Meaning of Business Management Kazuo Inamori / 京瓷株式会社 / 曹岫云 China Machine Press · 2025 The 'Kazuo Inamori Management Record' series began in the 1970s and spans more than 40 years, including six books—Betting on Technological Development…
Enterprise Growth Strategy (Kazuo Inamori's Management Chronicle: Volume 3) cover
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Enterprise Growth Strategy (Kazuo Inamori's Management Chronicle: Volume 3) Kazuo Inamori / 日本京瓷株式会社 / 周征文 China Machine Press · 2025 This book collects a series of speeches I gave in the 1990s, a period when Kyocera was rapidly expanding its overseas markets and sales soared to 1 tr…
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The Entrepreneurial Spirit Kazuo Inamori / 京瓷株式会社 / 叶瑜 China Machine Press · 2025 A company is a public instrument of society, and the leader who holds its fate is duty-bound—and indeed obligated—to follow the righteous path of huma…
The Altruistic Philosophy of Management (Kazuo Inamori's Management Chronicle: Volume 2) cover
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The Altruistic Philosophy of Management (Kazuo Inamori's Management Chronicle: Volume 2) Kazuo Inamori / 日本京瓷株式会社 / 曹岫云 China Machine Press · 2025 This book collects several lectures I delivered in the 1990s, when Japan's bubble economy had begun to burst and Japanese managers were gradually losi…
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Management Methods of Excellent Companies Kazuo Inamori / 日本京瓷株式会社 / 过立门 China Machine Press · 2025 This book compiles Kazuo Inamori's early 21st-century lectures on concrete management methods, including the Kyocera accounting system indispensable t…
Betting on Technology Development (Kazuo Inamori's Management Chronicle: Volume 1) cover
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Betting on Technology Development (Kazuo Inamori's Management Chronicle: Volume 1) Kazuo Inamori / 日本京瓷株式会社 / 曹寓刚 China Machine Press · 2025 Betting on Technology Development gathers several of my lectures from the 1970s and 1980s. At the time, I stood on the front lines of business managem…
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Kazuo Inamori on Management: Creating High Profitability and Business Expansion Kazuo Inamori / 叶瑜 China Machine Press · 2025 In this book, Kazuo Inamori addresses specific management issues raised by his students at the management school, explaining how such problems should …
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Kazuo Inamori on Management: Talent Development and Corporate Succession Kazuo Inamori / 叶瑜 China Machine Press · 2025 In this book, Kazuo Inamori addresses specific management questions raised by his students at the Seiwa Juku, explaining how such issues should be res…
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Thus Spoke Kazuo Inamori Kazuo Inamori / 曹岫云 / 张凯 China Machine Press · 2025 This book is a compilation of interviews with Mr. Kazuo Inamori published in Japan's Nikkei BUSINESS and Nikkei TOP LEADER. The interviews collected h…
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Seven Keys to Motivating Employees Kazuo Inamori / 曹岫云 China Machine Press · 2025 Only when employees develop a sense of ownership, treating the company as their own and working for it with all their heart, can an enterprise grow an…
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Revere Heaven and Love People: A Challenge Starting from Zero Kazuo Inamori China Machine Press · 2025 What is meant by "a challenge from zero"? As the phrase suggests, it is a challenge undertaken when business resources are all but nonexistent. How do…
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The Qualities of a Leader Kazuo Inamori / 曹岫云 China Machine Press · 2025 This book introduces the management philosophy of Kazuo Inamori, the Japanese 'sage of management'. It covers the qualities of leaders, the character …
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Craftsman's Heart: The Persistence of Foolish Honesty Kazuo Inamori / 山中伸弥 China Machine Press · 2025 From scratch he founded two Fortune Global 500 companies—Kyocera and Daini-Denden—successfully rebuilt Japan Airlines, and is hailed as the "sage of J…
The Knife of Philosophy: "New Japan, New Management" as Written by Kazuo Inamori cover
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The Knife of Philosophy: "New Japan, New Management" as Written by Kazuo Inamori Kazuo Inamori / 曹岫云 / 张凯 · 2025 This is the second book by Kazuo Inamori and strongly reflects the social context of Japan at the time of its publication. In it, Inamori summarizes h…
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100 Quotes from Kazuo Inamori Kazuo Inamori / 曹岫云 China Machine Press · 2025 In a life of towering waves and billows, no matter what hardships and predicaments you encounter, you must not complain, sigh, or degenerate; rather, …
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The Great Wisdom of Leaping Forward in Recession Kazuo Inamori Posts & Telecom Press · 2025 The Great Wisdom of Leaping Forward in Recession is a collection of management lectures by Kazuo Inamori, Japan's "saint of management." Over more tha…
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The Six Endeavors Kazuo Inamori Posts & Telecom Press · 2023 The Six Endeavors is one of the representative works in which the Japanese entrepreneur Kazuo Inamori sets out his philosophy of life and management. …
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Kazuo Inamori Management Philosophy Classic Series Kazuo Inamori China Machine Press · 2023 Kazuo Inamori (1932–2022) was a rare entrepreneur who both founded companies and taught a philosophy of management. He founded Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd.…
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Must-Read Collection of Japanese Classic Literature (10-Volume Set) Kazuo Inamori / Natsume Sōseki / Ryūnosuke Akutagawa / Edogawa Ranpo / 小林多喜二 / Osamu Dazai / Yukio Mishima / Jun'ichirō Tanizaki / 曹寓刚 / 曹岫云 / 汪明 / 高慧勤 / 羽治 / 冷心 / Lin Shaohua / 杨伟 / 代珂 / 刘子倩 Qingdao Publishing House · 2021 This collection includes: Kokoro, Botchan, Rashomon, The Beast in the Shadows, The Crab Cannery Ship, No Longer Human, The Setting Sun, The Sound of W…

Publishers

Oriental PressCITIC PressChina Renmin University PressEncyclopedia of China Publishing HousePosts & Telecom PressChina Machine PressZhejiang People's Publishing HouseQingdao Publishing House