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Industrialist, Engineer, and Corporate PhilosopherBusiness1932–2022

Kazuo Inamori

Founder of Kyocera and KDDI and turnaround leader of Japan Airlines, who established the Kyocera Philosophy and the Amoeba Management System, aligning corporate performance with ethical social responsibility and Buddhist altruism.

Closest spectrum
Center
Closest ideology
Conservative Centrism
Closest personality
Ludwig Erhard
Portrait of Kazuo Inamori
Wikimedia Commons / Chemical Heritage Foundation

Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Balanced
    Federal50%
    Unitary50%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy85%
    Autocracy15%
  • Power

    Strong · Security
    Security77%
    Liberty23%
  • Immigration

    Leaning · Assimilation
    Assimilation67%
    Multiculturalism33%
  • Diplomacy

    Strong · Pacifist
    Militarist19%
    Pacifist81%
  • Intervention

    Leaning · Non-interventionist
    Non-interventionist60%
    Nationalist40%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Private
    Public37%
    Private64%
  • Control

    Leaning · Free market
    Planning28%
    Free market72%
  • Trade

    Strong · Globalism
    Protectionism15%
    Globalism85%
  • Religion

    Leaning · Religious
    Irreligious28%
    Religious72%
  • Morality

    Strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive25%
    Traditionalist75%
  • Technology

    Balanced
    Technology57%
    Biology43%

What sets Kazuo Inamori apart

Most unusual position

Trade

Kazuo Inamori leans further toward globalism than 94% of the 525 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 53Kazuo Inamori 15

Of all the axes, Trade is where Kazuo Inamori stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Technology

On Technology, Kazuo Inamori sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 59Kazuo Inamori 57

Here they share common ground with most personalities.