Call for Papers 

Third International Conference

St Anne's College, Oxford

6 - 10 July 2005

PHILOSOPHY OF MANAGEMENT 05

Organised by Philosophy of Management (formerly Reason in Practice)

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 we are designing
an event 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. 

Sessions will include an informal 'meet the board' workshop where themes and
approaches to writing and teaching philosophy of management will be
explored.  

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

STREAMS

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 governance and
responsibilities; 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. 

Journal website:  <http://www.managementphilosophers.com/>

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 - 1500 word proposal plus separate contact details and
brief cv to arrive by Friday 7 January 2005

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Nigel Laurie
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Oxted
Surrey  RH8 0PG   UK


TIMETABLE 

7 January               Proposals due 

7 February              Contributors informed of acceptance  

22 April                Full papers due 

6 May                   Notification of conference streams, session dates
and times, etc

4 June          Final paper text due in electronic form for inclusion in
proceedings
        	
11 June         Despatch of conference programme and full set of abstracts
to all participants

6 - 10 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 available shortly

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ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Nelarine Cornelius: Brunel University
Paul Griseri: University College London
Nigel Laurie: Philosophy of Management (Chair)
Jim Platts: Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge University


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