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2008 Seminar Series:
Since the ‘lost decade’ of the 1990s, many Japanese firms have adapted to changing times with new domestic and global strategies affecting both the shape of companies and their employment systems. This seminar will juxtapose the broader picture with a case study of the recent restructuring of the Toyota Group. It will attempt to redefine the Japanese corporate experience from the perspective of both employers and workers. Comparisons with the UK will feature in both the presentations and the discussion as the changing nature of corporate life is explored.
Economic Futures: Wealth and Well-Being in the UK and Japan. The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation in association with The Japan Society "The Corporate Restructuring Experience: Employers and Workers in Transition" Wednesday 21st May 2008, 6.00 - 8.00pm 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QP FREE Contributors: Dr Gregory Jackson is Reader in Strategy and Comparative Management at King’s College London. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and received his PhD in Sociology from Columbia University. He was formerly a Research Fellow at the Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne (1996-2002) and a Fellow at the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), Tokyo (2002-2004). He published 'Corporate Governance in Japan: institutional change and organizational diversity' (co-edited with Masahiko Aoki and Hideaki Miyajima, Oxford University Press, 2007). Dr Faith Hatani is Lecturer in Strategy at the University of Surrey, and an Associate Fellow of the Advanced Institute of Management (AIM) Research, London. She holds an MSc in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and a PhD in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge. Prior to beginning her academic career, she worked in the global logistics sector for over eight years. Her last position in the industry was as the Japanese Representative of the Singapore Branch of Hapag-Lloyd, a German shipping company. Her research focuses on the power structure in global value chains, and large global firms’ strategies for emerging markets. Louis Turner (chair) is Chief Executive, Asia-Pacific Technology Network and an Associate Fellow of Chatham House. His books include 'Industrial Collaboration with Japan' (Routledge) and 'The British Research of Japanese Companies' (with David Ray and Tony Hayward; Anglo-Japanese Economic Institute). He is currently researching Anglo-American influences on the Japanese Business System (funded by The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation), and is starting a project on the history of Japanese investment in the UK since 1990 (funded by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation). To book, please go to www.dajf.org.uk/tickets. Alternatively, please send your name, affiliation and address by email to events@dajf.org.uk by post to: Daiwa Foundation Japan House 13/14 Cornwall Terrace London NW1 4QP |
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