We believe if you have a family you can't eliminate certain members of that family because profits are down.

Akio Morita

Quoted in The Sunday Telegraph

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Topic

Layoffs Business management

Speaker

Akio Morita

Source

The Sunday Telegraph

Medium

Interview

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Businessperson

From

Japan Asia

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Morita, Akio. Interviewed by U.K. Sunday Telegraph. c. 1988.

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