Kōnosuke Matsushita

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
松下 幸之助
Black and white portrait. Head shot of Matsushita in front of a dark background, wearing a dark suit jacket with a light wing-collared shirt, dark vest, and dark striped necktie.
Matsushita in 1929
Born(1894-11-27)27 November 1894
Wakayama, Japan
Died27 April 1989(1989-04-27) (aged 94)
Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Businessman and industrialist
Known forFounder of Panasonic
SpouseMumeno Matsushita
ChildrenSachiko Matsushita
RelativesMasaharu Matsushita (son-in-law)
Family
Awards
  • Order of the House of Orange Decorated Commander in the Order of Orange (1958)<ref[1]
  • Order of the Sacred Treasure
  • Order of the Rising Sun (29 April 1981)
  • Order of the Paulownia Flowers (29 April 1987)
  • Order of the Defender of the Realm (Panglima Mangku Negara which carries the title "Tan Sri")
  • Medal with Blue Ribbon
  • Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon
  • Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
  • China Reform Friendship Medal (2018)

Awards and honours
Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty presenting a certificate proclaiming July 15th as Matsushita Day to Kōnosuke and Mumeno at Los Angeles City Hall. Kōnosuke is holding a nine-inch Panasonic television, a gift to Los Angeles. (1963)

National honour
  •  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

Professorships and Directorships

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
  • 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
  1. "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.
  2. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  3. "Stanford Endowed Professorships and Directorships". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  4. "Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation". Retrieved 2021-08-25.

Other websites

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