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Philosophy of Management: The Need
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In today’s world management is
all-pervasive. Managers and their consultants
include some of the most influential if least
understood agents in modern life. And "management"
is often prescribed as the cure for any
institution perceived to be failing.
Management theorists and scholars acknowledge the
significance of the field. They have claimed that management is the
most important of all human activities, that it is a discipline, a
culture, "the alternative to tyranny and our only protection against
it". But for all this management has lacked the serious and
comprehensive philosophical attention it merits. Until now
there has been no Philosophy of Management.
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Defining the Field
The journal focuses on
the central philosophical issues of management in theory and
practice.
These include:
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Presuppositions of management
including theories of nature, human nature, rationality,
knowledge, legitimacy and rights |
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Core concepts in management
such as leader, vision, organisation, stakeholder,
motivation, value, effectiveness, work |
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Representations of management
in different media and managerial myths |
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Management methodologies, for
instance decision-making, control, organisation design |
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The use of philosophical
techniques and skills in management practice such as dialogue,
enquiry, conceptual analysis |
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The application of
philosophical disciplines to issues facing managers including
organisational purpose, performance measurement, the status of
ethics, employee privacy, limitations on the right to manage |
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