|
|
Philosophy of Management formerly Reason in Practice |
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Philosophy of Management 07 |
||||
|
¨
Home ¨ About Philosophy of Management
|
 Call for Papers
Fourth International Conference
St Anne's College, Oxford
8 - 11 July 2007
PHILOSOPHY OF MANAGEMENT 07
Organised by Philosophy of Management (formerly Reason in Practice)
St Anne's College, Oxford
Philosophy of Management 07 is the fourth in a series of conferences open to all. It will be of special interest to philosophers, management researchers and teachers, consultants and practising managers.
Following the model of the 2005 conference at St Anne's we are designing an event to offer opportunities for 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.
Contributions are invited on any aspect of philosophy of management and from within any cultural or philosophical tradition. The committee will especially welcome papers, panels and workshops on the relationship between philosophy and management practice.
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.
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:
1. Presuppositions of management theory and practice
2. Concepts employed in management thinking and practice
3. Representations of management and the managerial myths informing management theory and practice
4. Management methodologies
5. The relevance and applicability of philosophical techniques and skills to management education, training and practice
6. The application of philosophical disciplines to issues facing managers
TRACKS
In keeping with the conference approach we especially welcome contributions which reflect philosophically on experience and practice, and which explicitly link theory to practice.
We also invite participants to propose collaborative formats for their sessions: eg paper, prepared reply and moderated discussion; contrasting approaches to an issue with papers from theorists and practitioners. Contributors are welcome to assemble small panels to offer a series of linked papers.
Themes you may wish to consider:
1. Philosophy and philosophising in the everyday world of work: its uses for organisations and individuals
2. Notions of criticality in thinking within and about management
3. Ethical issues for organisations and managers as individuals including work, careers, identity and meaning
4. Management education: how can and do philosophy, philosophising and philosophers contribute?
5. Epistemology of management: issues surrounding knowledge, learning, expertise, rationality, emotions, strategic thinking, decision making
6. Political issues in management: corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and corporate citizenship; corporate governance; stakeholders and shareholders; justice, democracy and representation at work; the applicability of political concepts to managed organisations
7. The history of management ideas, their development and philosophical origins
8. The impact of philosophy and philosophising on management theory, practice and effectiveness
9. Specific philosophers and their contribution - actual or potential - to management theory and practice
10. African, Asian, Indian, Latin American and other non-western philosophical approaches to management
11. Feminist contributions to management theory and practice
12. Understanding and managing processes of change: what can philosophical thinking tell us about why so many management change initiatives fail and why some succeed?
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.
TO CONTRIBUTE...
Please submit a 500 word proposal plus separate contact details and brief cv to arrive by Friday 16 February 2007
Use email if possible to
Proposals07@managementphilosophers.com
Alternatively, send 3 paper copies to
Nigel Laurie Philosophy of Management PO Box 217 Oxted Surrey RH8 8AJ UK
All papers will be double-blind peer reviewed.
TIMETABLE
16 February Proposals due
9 March Contributors informed of acceptance
27 April Full papers due
25 May Notification of conference streams, session dates and times, etc
11 June Despatch of conference programme and full set of abstracts to all participants with access to full paper texts.
8 - 11 July Conference
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.
Conference booking details will be posted shortly
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Nelarine Cornelius: Brunel University Paul Griseri: University College London Nigel Laurie: Philosophy of Management (Chair) Jim Platts: Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge University Rom Rudzki: Massey University, New Zealand
POSTER
For a pdf of a poster for local display please send a blank email to: Poster07@managementphilosophers.com
Please forward this to anyone who would be interested. Thank you.
|
|||
|
Obtaining Philosophy of Management Getting Published Free Alerts Service
© Copyright Reason in Practice Limited 2003 Philosophy of Management (formerly Reason in Practice) PO Box 217, Oxted, Surrey RH8 8AJ, United Kingdom Tel +44 (0)1883 715419 Fax +44 (0)1883 717015 nigel.laurie@managementphilosophers.com
Email your comments on this site to the Webmaster This page last updated 06 November 2007 |
||||
