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.

•  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)

•  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]

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]

• 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]

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• The Founder, Konosuke Matsushita