Congratulations! You have reached a major milestone in your lives and in the development of your careers. From this point forward, you are fully contributing members of society, with all the opportunities and responsibilities that this brings. You represent the best of an outstanding class of applicants, and I am proud that you have chosen to join us. Therefore, on behalf of the entire corporation, I am pleased to extend to you a very warm welcome, along with the promise that, with your energy and creativity, we will open an exciting new chapter in the history of ZEON Corporation.
2. Our Current Management Philosophy
Our corporate philosophy is to remain faithful to the fundamental concepts embodied in our corporate name, ZEON, combining "geo," standing for the Earth, and "eon," representing eternity. That is, we intend to contribute to the preservation of the Earth's environment and the prosperity of the human race through our unique, world-class technology. Our philosophy of management is to establish the ZEON Group as a source of pride for every employee, and to constantly remind ourselves of our foundational commitments: contribution to society, unique technology, and agility.
By "contribution to society," we mean we are committed to upholding our corporate ethics, act as a publicly responsible entity, and contribute to society.
Our mottos include "Work ethically," and "Contribute to society through our corporation."
Although our impact as individuals is relatively small, the power of our collective effort is virtually unlimited. Through our work in the company, each of us contributes to humanity and society in an ever-widening sphere of influence, starting from our individual work sites, then extending from our work site to the corporation, and from the corporation to society as a whole, ultimately releasing a major force for change and growth. We believe that individuals putting forward their best effort in the workplace represent the seeds for transforming society.
In more concrete terms, corporations contribute to society by generating prosperity through the provision of needed products with good quality at reasonable prices, or innovative products that improve the quality of life, and by equitably distributing the resulting wealth among shareholders, customers, employees, and society in general.
At the same time, we refuse to break laws, ignore rules, damage the global or social environments, or in any way impede the full realization of prosperity for every man and woman.
In offering "unique technologies," we endeavor to meet the expectations of our customers through our exclusive technology and uniquely diversified businesses.
Inside ZEON, you will frequently hear such phrases as these: "Do not imitate," "Is this the ZEON approach?" and "Is this technology genuinely unique?" The foundation for the continued existence and development of our company, indeed, the one essential factor for surviving global competition, is to develop exclusive technology that is innovative and without equal. In other words, our ongoing pursuit of market leadership in technology, products and businesses that are possessed only by ZEON, that only ZEON can achieve, represents our greatest advantage in satisfying customers and exceeding their expectations.
Virtually every product in the Japanese manufacturing market has reached its stage of maturity, and production bases for mass-consumption products are being shifted to China, Korea, and Taiwan to take advantage of low production costs. Our only pathway to survival as a Japanese manufacturer is to create unique products with unsurpassed, cutting-edge technology.
Speed is paramount in times when the world is undergoing significant and rapid change. And speed itself is based on action and challenge. You are still young, at a point in your lives when you have the advantage of acting spontaneously and taking on challenges without hesitation. I encourage you to "Do it first!"—boldly take on challenges without fearing the risks. At the same time, be aware of the importance of speed, and of quickly responding to change through innovation. Always seize the initiative, and aggressively pursue solutions on your own.
Finally, every company is entrusted with the mission of continuously developing and contributing to society, while at the same time, every company worker endeavors to ensure profitability. To that end, you must not only adhere to the rules, discipline and behaviors that form the basis of organizational management, but also maintain the perspective of conscience and responsibility; that is, the clear sense of ethical living as an individual that comes with being an adult member of society.
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This year, for the first time, we provided an opportunity after the president's welcome speech for new recruits and executives to continue the discussion in a question and answer session.
By "contribution to society," we mean we are committed to upholding our corporate ethics, act as a publicly responsible entity, and contribute to society.
Our mottos include "Work ethically," and "Contribute to society through our corporation."
Although our impact as individuals is relatively small, the power of our collective effort is virtually unlimited. Through our work in the company, each of us contributes to humanity and society in an ever-widening sphere of influence, starting from our individual work sites, then extending from our work site to the corporation, and from the corporation to society as a whole, ultimately releasing a major force for change and growth. We believe that individuals putting forward their best effort in the workplace represent the seeds for transforming society.
In more concrete terms, corporations contribute to society by generating prosperity through the provision of needed products with good quality at reasonable prices, or innovative products that improve the quality of life, and by equitably distributing the resulting wealth among shareholders, customers, employees, and society in general.
At the same time, we refuse to break laws, ignore rules, damage the global or social environments, or in any way impede the full realization of prosperity for every man and woman.
In offering "unique technologies," we endeavor to meet the expectations of our customers through our exclusive technology and uniquely diversified businesses.
Inside ZEON, you will frequently hear such phrases as these: "Do not imitate," "Is this the ZEON approach?" and "Is this technology genuinely unique?" The foundation for the continued existence and development of our company, indeed, the one essential factor for surviving global competition, is to develop exclusive technology that is innovative and without equal. In other words, our ongoing pursuit of market leadership in technology, products and businesses that are possessed only by ZEON, that only ZEON can achieve, represents our greatest advantage in satisfying customers and exceeding their expectations.
Virtually every product in the Japanese manufacturing market has reached its stage of maturity, and production bases for mass-consumption products are being shifted to China, Korea, and Taiwan to take advantage of low production costs. Our only pathway to survival as a Japanese manufacturer is to create unique products with unsurpassed, cutting-edge technology.
Speed is paramount in times when the world is undergoing significant and rapid change. And speed itself is based on action and challenge. You are still young, at a point in your lives when you have the advantage of acting spontaneously and taking on challenges without hesitation. I encourage you to "Do it first!"—boldly take on challenges without fearing the risks. At the same time, be aware of the importance of speed, and of quickly responding to change through innovation. Always seize the initiative, and aggressively pursue solutions on your own.
Finally, every company is entrusted with the mission of continuously developing and contributing to society, while at the same time, every company worker endeavors to ensure profitability. To that end, you must not only adhere to the rules, discipline and behaviors that form the basis of organizational management, but also maintain the perspective of conscience and responsibility; that is, the clear sense of ethical living as an individual that comes with being an adult member of society.
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This year, for the first time, we provided an opportunity after the president's welcome speech for new recruits and executives to continue the discussion in a question and answer session.
3. Here are some of the questions from the new recruits.
1. What will be the most important factor for ZEON's future growth?
2. Which businesses will be strengthened?
3. What are the expectations for administrative workers?
4. What challenges does ZEON face?
5. What are the approaches for patent strategies and collaborative R&D?
2. Which businesses will be strengthened?
3. What are the expectations for administrative workers?
4. What challenges does ZEON face?
5. What are the approaches for patent strategies and collaborative R&D?
