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Volume Twenty-Three • Number Nine • 27 November 2000Explore FathomEarlier this year, LSE joined Fathom, an interactive and authenticated knowledge and education site on the web. Now students and staff are invited to visit Fathom and to explore its potential for themselves at www.fathom.com. A pioneering venture created in association with some of the world's leading academic and cultural institutions, Fathom seeks to project their intellectual resources and to become a trusted source of quality, online education for internet users worldwide. In addition to LSE, Fathom's members include Columbia University, Cambridge University Press, the British Library, the New York Public Library, and the University of Chicago, the American Film Institute, RAND, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Science Museum, and the Natural History Museum. The University of Michigan has just joined Fathom as its newest member. Fathom features a wealth of knowledge from these sources, much of which has never been available outside the participating institutions. All content on Fathom is attributed to the faculty or professional staff of the participating institution. Fathom already includes multimedia lectures, seminars, databases, publications and performances on a wide variety of subjects, and its volume of material increases daily. All of Fathom's institutions are also represented on its Academic Council, which is chaired by Jonathon Cole, Columbia University Provost and Dean of Faculties. The Academic Council advises and supports Fathom in its mission to have programming that is of the highest academic quality and that also welcomes the diversity of opinion accompanying the creation of original scholarship and knowledge. Carol serviceLed by the Revd David Peebles and the LSE chaplains, the annual Christmas carol service will be held on Wednesday 6 December at 5.30pm in the Shaw Library. Mulled wine and mince pies will be served after the service. Academics abroad
Changes to personnel/payroll systemFrom this week, members of staff will be paid using the new in-house payroll system, HRS. Staff from the former Salaries and Wages and Personnel Systems have now combined to form the new Personnel Information and Pay Team within the Personnel Division. This division is located in Room H517a. A full list of contacts can be found on the Outlook Public Folders at Admin/Personnel Division/Who Does What in Personnel. All current salary scales can be found on the Personnel Division Public Folders at: Admin/Personnel Division/Salary Scales/2000. For further updates from the Personnel Information and Pay Team, please see the Outlook Public Folders: Admin/Personnel Division/Payroll. New books by Michio Morishima
Japan at a Deadlock When Professor Morishima's book Why Has Japan 'Succeeded'? was published in 1982, Japan was a country of 'capitalism from above'. The government and the ex-zaibatsu businesses collaborated with one another, but small firms had a difficult time because they were under the strict control of their parent companies. The large and successful firms bought land for their future development or simply for speculation. Petty landowners also bought land by offering their own land as security for borrowing money from banks. Individuals, small firms and banks were thus involved in the 1990s 'bubble' and consequently suffered. This chaos may be regarded as a symptom that 'capitalism from below' was emerging in Japan but the country's weak democracy makes this directional change very difficult. This is a multi-dimensional problem that has to be studied from an interdisciplinary perspective, using an in-depth knowledge of the Japanese ethos, national history, educational background and the sociology of Japan's economy and business world.
Collaborative Development in Northeast Asia In this book, Professor Morishima is concerned with an imaginary world as Joseph Schumpeter was in Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy. Unlike that model, Morishima's world explicitly assumes that both 'politicians' and 'entrepreneurs' are active in making innovations in the political and business worlds respectively. Only then would an 'Asian community', made up of China, Japan, two Koreas and Taiwan be possible. The author examines how such a community would work and argues that it is the only hope for Asia's revival. Competition and lectureAvaya Communication's European MD John Winchester, and Demos are hosting a lecture on How to Build an E-business in One Hour in the Hong Kong Theatre, 4 December, 7.30pm. At the lecture, students will be able to pick the brains of respected e-business communication visionaries and formulate ideas to win the Avaya Communication Award. This award, which carries a £1000 prize, is given for an essay on a subject to be revealed at the lecture. The prize-winning entry may be included in an article by Ross Bentley, Management Editor, Computer Weekly. Memorial CelebrationPhilip Windsor 1935-2000 A celebration of the life of the late Philip Windsor will be held on Thursday 30th November 2000 at 5.30pm in the Shaw Library. A reception will follow at 6.30pm. If you would like to attend please email: a.s.carter@lse.ac.uk (acceptances only). Call for papersPapers are being invited for the Ninth Annual High Technology Small Firms (HTSF) Conference 2001 which will be held at Manchester Business School, 31 May and 1 June. This event will provide a unique opportunity for an international gathering of academics, opinion formers, policy makers and practitioners to discuss development in the field of HTSFs. Since delegates will comprise both practitioners and academics, papers that deal with both academic theory and practical policy issues are welcomed. The deadline for initial abstracts (minimum 300, maximum 500 words) is Friday 12 January. The full conference fee for two days of £284 includes conference papers, delegate pack, lunch, refreshments and conference dinner. For further details contact Miss Angela Hilton, tel: 0161 275 6456, email: ahilton@man.mbs.ac.uk. WorkshopsESRC Workshop Saturday 2 December, H716, 10.30am-5.30pm This workshop aims to bring together scholars from Britain and central Europe to discuss the transformation taking place at workplace level in post-communist societies. It will also focus on current practices at shopfloor level, looking at how workers, unions and managers actually behave and examining their industrial relations strategies. Speakers will be: Professor Wieslawa Kozek; Dr Laszlo Neumann; Professor David Ost; Dr Andras Toth. Discussants will be: Professors Simon Clarke and Richard Hyman. For further information email: c.m.frege@lse.ac.uk. Global Workshop Saturday 2 December, Hong Kong Theatre, 9.15am-5.30pm Members of both the University of Southern California and the LSE Media faculty will be presenting papers on communications in the global age. A number of speakers will be covering such topics as: Creating Sticky Spaces for New Media Production; Information Technology and Equality: beyond the digital divide; Global E-democracy; and National Cultures and Globalisation. If you would like to attend please email Carol Whitwill at: c.whitwill@lse.ac.uk. This event follows on from Professor Giddens' lecture, Living in a Global Age being given on Friday 1 December. Christmas lunchYes folks, it's almost that time of the year again! Why not get together with colleagues or friends (or both) and enjoy a festive meal? The Robinson Room (3rd floor, Old Building) will be serving Christmas lunch on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 December and the Staff Dining Room on Tuesday 12 December (SCR members and guests only). Both will provide a choice of starters, traditional fare with fish and vegetarian options, Christmas pudding and mince pies with brandy sauce - and wine to wash it all down! Limited table reservations can be made either in person or by calling ext 7819, for the Robinson Room, or ext 7821, for the Staff Dining Room. Timely reminder for staffThere are now only three weeks until the new copycard system goes live. If you use the copying machines around the School can you please ensure that you visit reprographics over the next two weeks to encode your staff ID card. Old photocopy cards are being replaced with a new system whereby your LSE ID card becomes your passport for copying in the School. Once the new system is introduced it will no longer be necessary to visit Reprographics to re-charge cards to gain additional credits. This will be less hassle for you and is an important step on the road to a truly universal campus card. If you need cards for temporary staff, or if you work for more than one LSE department, please let Reprographics know and they will keep your name on their mailing list. Details of how to obtain these additional cards will be given nearer the date of transfer. The new card system will go live on Monday 11 December. Until that date you should continue to use your existing blue copy cards in the readers on the machines. From 11 December, the old card readers will be removed and your LSE ID card will need to have been encoded in order for you to make copies on LSE machines. If you do not have a staff ID card please contact the Library who will issue you with one. Speak your mindReview is a new, digital student society providing a forum for students to express their views and opinions on current affairs and controversies in the media. Their website comprises various sections - editorial, opinion poll, and a calendar of events - which are updated monthly. Members are kept informed about the changes through a regular email bulletin. Noticeboard
Business leaders at LSE LSE News & Views is published every Monday during term by the Press & Information Office. Printed by Reprographics Department. The aim is to provide a means of communication for all members of the School as well as news and information about people and activities. Articles, news and photographs are welcome. Contributions should be sent to Toni Sym, Press & Information Office, H615, to arrive no later than one week before publication date. All personal ads carry a standard charge of £2 for up to 50 words. ^ Back to top
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