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Call for Papers

LEARNING FROM THE CRISIS OF 2007-09
The 7th Philosophy of Management International Conference 2010   

St Anne's College Oxford
22 - 25 July 2010

Organised by Philosophy of Management

Learning from the Crisis of 2007-09 is the seventh 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 established model at St Anne's College 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.  Participants will be limited to 75 plus plenary speakers. 

Contributions are invited on the Conference theme - or on any aspect of
philosophy of management and from within any cultural or philosophical
tradition. We will especially welcome papers, panels and workshops on the
relationship between philosophy and management practice. 

Publication

All papers will be blind-reviewed, appear in the Conference Proceedings
automatically and revised versions will be considered for publication in a
forthcoming issue of Philosophy of Management.

THEME

Following the immediate aftermath of the credit crunch, initial responses
have varied.  Some  have suggested the crisis was simply another - severe -
cyclical downturn and others that it derived from a failure to understand
risk and uncertainty and the difference between them.  For some observers,
however, the crisis suggests a deeper malaise in the management of economies
and the organisations and institutions operating within them.  The MBA Oath
movement originating in the Harvard Business School graduating class of 2009
is perhaps one straw in the wind.   And of course many commentators have
called for fundamental reform, not least of the financial sector and its
regulation.  

What has surely become clear is that managerialist models - and management
theories - have been directly involved in the recent crisis.  In some cases
they have contributed to the behaviour of governments or key players such as
central bankers and regulators, whilst in others the influence has been via
the imprint of subtle assumptions on behaviours. 

Sociologists, anthropologists, historians, economists are just some of the
disciplines to have explored crises of this kind.  This conference invites
philosophical exploration into what we have learned - and have yet to learn
- from the Crisis of 2007-09. 

Papers combining empirical research and case studies with philosophical
treatment of issues will be particularly welcome.

Topics

Possible topics include:

o	The philosophies of management behind the crisis
o	Contributors to the crisis: ethical, epistemological and others
o	The concept of the market and alternatives to it
o	Social enterprise
o	The legitimacy of business management
o	The regulation of business: national and supranational; values and
principles that should inform regulation; the capacity of markets to
'regulate' themselves
o	Should management be regulated - or be self-regulating?  Is there a
place for a professional oath?
o	Neoliberal and other conceptions of business including from beyond
the developed world
o	Lessons to be learnt from businesses that have emerged from the
crisis unscathed
o	The role of 'alternative' business models eg partnerships,
cooperatives, mutuals
o	Sustainable business
o	The place of non-business sectors in society
o	Core concepts in management relating to crisis management such as
risk, uncertainty, judgement, character, individual and corporate
responsibility, moral hazard, integrity, strategy, organisational learning
o	Managing risk and uncertainty
o	The extent of - and limits to - management responsibility
o	The bases and value of current conceptions of business leadership
o	Ways of understanding crisis eg modelling, scenario planning,
narrative histories, drama, fictions
o	New approaches to management education
o	The impact of explicit and assumed philosophies on management
o	Potential contributions of philosophy to management practice and
organisation

CONFERENCE FORMAT

-	Plenary session with invited leading speakers 
-	Presentations of papers in parallel sessions 
-	Workshops, panel discussions and interviews
-	Poster presentations 

We 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. 

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 19 February 2010.  (Please do not submit full length
papers at this stage.)

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Alternatively, send 3 paper copies to

Nigel Laurie
Philosophy of Management
PO Box 217
Oxted
Surrey RH8 8AJ

All papers will be double-blind peer reviewed.


TIMETABLE 

19 February		Proposals due 

8 March		Contributors informed of acceptance  

9 April		Full papers due 

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

28 June		Despatch of conference programme and full set of abstracts
to all participants

22 - 25 July	Conference	
	
Please note that the texts of all papers will be available before the
conference and the proceedings cd rom will be issued at the conference.
Speakers will speak to their abstracts which will be issued by email on 28
June.  


BOOKING

Conference booking details will be posted to this list shortly.
Two rates will be available:

1.	Conference presenters: full conference attendance
2.	Non-presenters and doctoral/postdoctoral student presenters: special
day rate  

 Fees will not exceed those for the 2009 conference.


ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Paul Griseri: Middlesex University
Nigel Laurie: Philosophy of Management (Chair) 
David Seth Preston: University of East London 

Consultant Advisors

Nelarine Cornelius: University of Bradford
Jim Platts: Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge University 



Please forward this to anyone who would be interested.  Thank you.

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Nigel Laurie
Editor and Publisher
Philosophy of Management
PO Box 217
Oxted
Surrey RH8 8AJ
UK

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