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The Porter Prize Winners of 2019
The Porter Prize Organizing Committee
announced today the winners of the Porter Prize 2019.
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Elecom Co., Ltd.
Elecom is one of the biggest suppliers of
peripherals, I/O devices, and PC and smartphone accessories (such as mouse
pads, computer mice, keyboards, and earphones).
https://www.elecom.co.jp/global/
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en-japan inc., Job Advertisement Department
en-japan operates an online advertisement
service through its "en TENSHOKU" job site.
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UT Group Co., Ltd., Manufacturing Division (UT Aim Co.,
Ltd.)
UT Aim is the leading supplier of
temp-staff workers to factories.
https://www.ut-g.co.jp/english/index.html
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WORKMAN CO, LTD.
Workman operates a retail franchise
business that sells work clothes to construction workers and others.
https://www.workman.co.jp/ (In Japanese)
The top executives of the
winning companies will be interviewed by Professor Ken Kusunoki of Hitotsubashi
ICS (Hitotsubashi University Business School) during the Conference on
Competitiveness 2019, to be held on December 5, starting at 13:00. The
conference venue is Hitotsubashi Hall (2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo).
At the conference,
Professor Michael E. Porter of Harvard Business School, who is the Honorary
Senior Advisor to the Porter Prize, will make a speech, entitled, "How CEOs
Manage Their Time." This will be followed by a panel discussion with Mr.
Hiroshi Aoi, President/Rep. Dir./Rep. Executive Officer of the Marui Group (a
winner of the Porter Prize 2016) and Mr. Kohey Takashima, Rep. Dir./CEO of
Oisix ra daichi (a winner of the Porter Prize 2008).
The reports explaining the selection
rationale and the competitive strategies of this year's winners will be posted
on the Porter Prize website on December 5, 2019.
