『人間を考える』の英文版。社会がグローバル化しさらに混迷が深まり、人々が自らを見失いつつある現代。今こそ、「人間とは何か、いかにいきるべきか」を問いただす時だろう。9歳から実業一筋に歩んできた著者が、様々な人からの意見と自らの経験を交え「人のあり方」を提唱したロングセラーの書。

“Advocating a New View of Humanity” by K. Matsushita、founder of PanasonicHe engaged in business for more than 80 years、since he was nine years old. He thought about man and society through his long business life and experience as well、seeking peace、happiness、and prosperity for the world. This book was originally published in Japanese in 1972、and will give us hints and ideas to the question “What is man and how should he act in society？”. He said、“I have limited my discussion in this volume to what seems to me to be the most basic and important aspects of man. I sincerely hope that this book will make a small contribution to the realization of peace、happiness and prosperity.”

How did Konosuke Matsushita concretely deal with the full range of functional areas and concepts of corporate management　including basic management principles　organization　product development　production　sales　accounting　and personnel？　This volume attempts to answer those questions by presenting a compendium of good management. It is a carefully considered selection of Matsushita’s thought on these issues　designed to provide a reliable compass for negotiating the route to management success even in the most difficult of business.（『経営のものさし』の英文版。経営理念・経営者・責入者・組織・体制・商品開発・製造・販売・営業など職能的分野における考え方をすべて開陳）