September 17, 2007

Seeing possibilities: The journey of ERM at Panasonic

Nancy Hala, KnowledgeLeader contributing writer

Panasonic was founded by Konosuke Matsushita as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd in 1918. Today, Panasonic is one of the largest electronic product manufacturers in the world. In this profile, Yuki Miyazaki, general manager of Panasonic’s corporate risk management office, attributes the company’s ERM success to the founder’s philosophy. Miyazaki also describes the four primary benefits to Panasonic’s ERM approach.