Kōnosuke Matsushita

was a Japanese industrialist who founded Panasonic, the largest Japanese consumer electronics company.

Awards and honours
National honour
:
70px Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers (29 April 1987)
70px Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (29 April 1981)
70px Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure
70px Recipient of the Medal with Blue Ribbon
70px Recipient of the Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon
 Senior Third Rank (April 27, 1989; posthumous)

Foreign honour
 :
The Commandeur de L'Ordre de la Couronne Award (1972)
 :
70px Honorary Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.M.N.) (1979)

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

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

References

Other websites

The Founder, Konosuke Matsushita

Category:1894 births
Category:1989 deaths
Category:Japanese businesspeople
Category:Order of the Defender of the Realm