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Never Mind School Records (Gakureki Muyōron)

Akio Morita

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Summary

Akio Morita argues that companies should judge people by their capabilities and give less weight to their academic background. Written in 1966, the book challenged Japan’s employment customs and sparked debate about the place of school credentials in working life.

  • SourceAsahi Shimbun Publications, Gakureki Muyōron · Author attribution, ISBN 9784022604156 and May 15, 1987 paperback edition
  • SourceSony Annual Report 2000, Akio Morita memorial · Never Mind School Records paragraph; one-based PDF page 10

Why read it Our view

Read for an early argument about how a company judges talent. Morita’s distinction between academic background and capability gives a useful question for hiring: what evidence shows that a person can do the work?

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  • Akio MoritaAuthorship
    Sony’s 2000 annual report identifies Morita as the author of the 1966 book Never Mind School Records and describes its argument about capabilities and academic background.
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