Kazuo Inamori, the father of ameba management, who revived bankruptcy airline JAL. Died at the age of 90
Japan Today / Japanese Media Group reports (Aug. 30), Kyocera’s statement. On Tuesday, Kazuo Inamori, one of Japan’s most influential and respected business leaders. The founder of Kyocera and revive JAL airline dies due to aging at home. In Kyoto on August 24, aged 90.
Inamori, a native of Kagoshima prefecture Kyocera Company was founded in 1959 in Kyoto at the age of 27. The company started with 28 employees but eventually became a major electronics and parts manufacturer with more than 80,000 employees worldwide.
He also co-founded DDI in 1984, successor KDDI, to facilitate competition in the telecommunication market. Then join NTT KDDI as one of the three mobile operators in Japan.
“Reviving the Crisis of the National Airlines of Japan Airlines”
After retiring from the company he founded, Inamori was invited by the Japanese government, with then-Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama asking him to lead the national airline’s turnaround crisis. Japan Airlines, which went bankrupt in 2010.
Inamori accepted the job unpaid and reformed JAL as president. It has reformed JAL management until it regained its prominence, profiting once more following less than three years of bankruptcy. become one of the world’s leading airlines
“Amoeba Management Amoeba Management”
Inamori is credited with inventing the Amoeba management philosophy. As he states in his book Amoeba Management, Amoeba’s philosophy of management is not a formula, know-how, or how-to, but a total management system. because it is related to management in all parts of the organization It is important to understand the purpose of managing the amoeba.
Amoeba management has three objectives. First, create an accounting system that reflects the internal market mechanisms of the organization. (market-oriented divisional accounting system), second, develop organizational leaders. who are aware of the management and thirdly, resulting in “management by all”.
Inamori’s amoeboid business approach compares amoeboid movement. Amoeba does not have a specific structure for movement. The workers are divided into smaller groups called amoeba. Encourage them to work as if they were independent entities within the company. Understand the details and see results in real time. Track hourly performance using traditional accounting systems. It is a new management method for Japanese affairs that will revolutionize the entire organization to be flexible, transparent and hugely profitable.
As a result, JAL was able to recover a V-shape in the subsequent balance sheet year ending March 2011. After several years of consecutive losses, JAL was profitable for the first time.
Some of the companies previously led by Inamori, including Kyocera, KDDI and JAL, have adopted the amoeba system. All have successfully grown into major players in their respective fields.
“I spent years managing and learning from my experience that It is important to have a system that allows you to understand the details and see results in real time. so that every employee can come up with ideas to improve business operations,” Inamori said at a meeting in October 2010 as he took over the restructuring of JAL.
Inamori, who was ordained as a monk has also published many books and articles on business management. leadership and philosophy, and has inspired many important business figures.
Sashio Semmoto, one of Japan’s most famous entrepreneurs and a predecessor of KDDI, told the Japan Times in an interview in 2018 that Inamori was a changer. his life
“Meeting this great business leader I don’t think I can form (DDI) if I don’t meet Inamori,” Semmoto said. and added that Inamori Taught him a lot regarding being a business leader.
“Business School and Inamori Foundation”
Inamori also opened a business school between 1983 and 2019 and used his personal wealth for philanthropy.
In 1984, he spent regarding 20 billion yen to establish the Inamori Foundation. The organization awards individuals for outstanding contributions to society and provides financial support for unique research.
When someone asks for a secret that makes Inamori What is different from other world business leaders? He said he expressed doubts regarding the methods of Western capitalism. His comments are a reminder of how companies run. that only cares regarding shareholders
“If you want eggs Take care of the hen.”
“If you want eggs Take care of the hens,” Inamori said in an interview on Oct. 23. “If you bully or kill a chicken, It won’t work.”
It’s a view that is weighted due to Inamori’s success. He runs KDDI and Kyocera with a combined market capitalization of regarding $82 billion. When he was appointed Executive Chairman of Japan Airlines in 2010, he was 77 years old at the time and had no industry experience. but can revive the airline Made a profit and came out of bankruptcy in 2012 by successfully listing the company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
secret according to Inamori said it was change the mindset of employees After accepting the position of chairman without pay He had printed a small book. regarding the philosophy of each employee which announced that the company was dedicated to their growth. He also explained the importance of their work to society. and summarizes the principles inspired by Buddhism: How employees should live such as being humble and doing the right thing makes them proud of the airline and ready to work harder for success.
Inamori’s doctrine/administration states that “company leaders should strive to make every employee happy. both materially and intellectually,” Inamori said. “Corporate leaders should not work for shareholders.”
