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St Anne's College, Oxford

6 – 10 July 2005

PHILOSOPHY OF MANAGEMENT 05

This third international conference open to all follows the successful Practising Philosophy of Management conference at St Anne's College in summer 2004 which attracted delegates from 20 countries. It will be of special interest to philosophers, management researchers and teachers, consultants and practising managers.

Following feedback from this year's conference at St Anne's the event is designed to offer a similar pace and ambience.

The emphasis will be on unhurried presentation of papers and discussion, high-quality supportive interaction and feedback, ample opportunity for networking and a gathering in which all participants can pursue informal, rich conversations and the continuing exploration of shared concerns. To this end, participants will be limited to 75 plus any Plenary speakers.

All papers will appear in the Conference Proceedings and a selection of revised papers will be published in a forthcoming issue of Philosophy of Management.

Purpose

Philosophical engagement with management theory and

practice and the issues managers face continues to develop

as the need becomes more evident. This Conference will

provide an opportunity for theorists and practitioners to

present new work in the philosophy of management to an international audience, engage with philosophical and

practical issues in management within and across cultures

and experience the power of philosophical skills and methods

in practice.

St Anne's College, Oxford

Keynote Address

Communicating and Philosophising with Managers

Esa Saarinen

Professor of Systems Sciences, Applied Philosophy and Creative Problem-Solving

Helsinki University of Technology

http://www.esasaarinen.com/?kieli=en

Esa Saarinen has broken new ground for philosophy in the corporate world and work life at large. He has been a key driver in establishing philosophy as a recognized force in the context of modern Finnish management thinking. Serving as a lecturer and a coach for Finnish companies and organisations for over a decade, Saarinen has become a leading figure in the field of mental coaching and philosophy of life in Finland. Saarinen has worked extensively with Nokia since 1995.

Conference Format

¨	Plenary sessions with invited leading speakers
¨ ¨	Presentations of papers in parallel sessions
¨ ¨	Workshops, panel discussions and interviews
¨ ¨	Poster presentations
¨ ¨	Practitioner workshops including items such as: Workshops offering participants the opportunity to experience or observe philosophical processes and techniques in use by managers Case studies of the application of philosophical thinking and techniques in management practice and management development Demonstrations of philosophical methods and materials used with managers
Scope Practical and theoretical contributions in any of the above formats are invited on any aspect of philosophy of management including:
¨	Presuppositions of management theory and practice
¨ ¨	Concepts employed in management thinking and practice
¨ ¨	Representations of management and the managerial myths informing management theory and practice
¨ ¨	Management methodologies
¨ ¨	The relevance and applicability of philosophical techniques and skills to management education, training and practice
¨ ¨	The application of philosophical disciplines to issues facing managers

Publication

The official conference publication is Philosophy of Management (formerly Reason in Practice)

All papers will be considered for publication in the Journal.

Important: Please note that Conference contributions can be accepted only on condition that they have not been published or offered for publication elsewhere and that Philosophy of Management has the right of first refusal to publish them. Submission of a proposal or paper constitutes acceptance of this condition.

Language

The language of the conference will be English.

Proceedings

Please note that the full proceedings cd rom will be available at the conference. Speakers will speak to their abstracts which will be issued by email on 11 June.