VIII INTERNETIONAL CONFERENCE ON HISTORY OF MANAGEMENT THOUGHT AND BUSINESS
VIII INTERNETIONAL CONFERENCE |
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SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS |
27-29 June, 2005
The Organizing Commitee phones (095) 939-2887, 939-2675, 939-3802
e-mail:conf_hmtb@econ.msu.ru
Dear colleagues!
It has already become a tradition for Russian and foreign theorists and experts of management to assemble in June within the precincts of the MSU at the International Conferences on History of Management Thought and Business to discuss topical problems of management.
During these years conferences on the following issues were conducted: “The development of management conceptions: yesterday, today, tomorrow” (1996), “Restructuring of enterprises in transitional economy: theory and practice” (1998), “State and enterprise: yesterday, today, tomorrow” (2000), “Development of management personnel: history, the present, the future” (2001), “Problems of measurements in organization management: history, the present, the future” (2002, 2003), “Scientific concepts and real management” (2004).
The participants of the latest conference unanimously supported the idea to discuss the same problem of interrelations between scientific concepts and real management at the VIII Conference. That is why the same problems that were discussed at the VII Conference are submitted to the VIII Conference, namely: Have we learnt during longstanding history of “Management as activity” to observe this activity, systematize these observations and recognize the regularities of management, carry out successful management? Why does “Management as a science” have practically no scientific laws while the subject of this science – “management as activity” – has a unique possibility of reproduction that many of the sciences can only dream of? What or who influences minds of management gurus, creators of ideas and concepts of management – their own thoughts and talent of foresight or requirements of real management? Why do views and concepts of management change so frequently? What is the role of consultants in development of the science and practice of management? What is the role of Educational Organizations in training of experts who transform ideas and concepts of management into real management? What theories and concepts of management are applied (if applied) by managers in everyday life?
These and many other problems stated below will be the subject of discussion at the VIII Conference on History of Management Thought and Business, that will take place on 27-29 June, 2005 at Economic Faculty of Moscow State University after M.V. Lomonosov.
These and other questions are to be discussed at the forthcoming conference.
We welcome your participation in the VIII Conference on History of Management Thought and Business
THE ORGANIZERS OF THE CONFERENCE:
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Lomonosov Moscow State University
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Economic Faculty of MSU
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Association of the graduates of Economic Faculty of MSU
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Community of the graduates of Economic Faculty of MSU (e-Alumni)
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Association of consultants on economics and management
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International magazine “Problems of theory and practice of management”
THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OF THE CONFERENCE:
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Honorary Chairman of the Conference Doctor of Science (Economics),Prof., Dean of Economic faculty of MSU V.P.KOLESOV
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Chairman of the Conference Doctor of Science (Economics), Prof. V.I. MARSHEV
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Co-chairman of the Conference Doctor of Science (Economics), Prof. K.V. PAPENOV
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Co-chairman of the Conference Doctor of Science (Economics), Prof. M.V. GRACHEVA
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Co-chairman of the Conference Doctor of Science (Economics), Prof. N.P. IVASCHENKO
Members of the Organizing Committee:
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I.Ponomarev,
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I.Vasilyeva,
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L. Shakhbazyan,
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Е. Saushkinа
SECTIONS OF THE CONFERENCE
June 27, Monday Topic of the day What is new in research on the development of management ideas?
Questions for discussion:
- What are the achievements in researches of the world history of management thought during the last decade?
- What is the contribution of social sciences – political economy, sociology, psychology, political science and others, - to the development of management concepts?
- Have we learnt to observe the real management “scientifically”?
- Can we consider “management paradigms” as a borderline in development of management science?
- What concepts of management are the most popular and what problems of management are the most topical at the beginning of the XXI century?
- What new paradigms and concepts actually repeat the old ones (e.g “benchmarking” or “strategic management”)?
- What can be considered as “new” in these theories and why are they reproduced and/or disappear?
- Management as a science: dead, alive or yet unborn?
June 28, Tuesday Topic of the day How the ideas of management can be transformed into the tool for successful management?
Questions for discussion:
- How to transform management theory into real tool of management?
- How to sell favorably management theory and management tool?
- What works in real management when theories and concepts fail to work?
- How to estimate management theory? Should it be purchased?
- Is it possible to replicate ideas?
- What is the role of consultants in creation and transfer of the management ideas?
- How to consult in the sphere of transfer of ideas to real management?
- How to consider national, branch, regional and other aspects of concrete business in theory transformation?
- How and who to train in transfer of ideas? Who can and must teach transfer of ideas?
June 29, Wednesday Topic of the day Why does a practicing manager need theory of management?
- Questions for discussion: What theories and concepts of management are applied (if applied) by managers in everyday life?
- What are the reasons for aversion of scientific ideas of management by practicing managers?
- How do managers transform and apply management theories?
- How do directors realize the problems of management?
- What aims of real management are the most topical today and require cooperation with scientific forces?
- In what cases do managers need theoretical knowledge and how do they behave in such cases?
- In what forms do managers see productive creative union with scientific field?
We invite to participate in the Conference:
- Representatives of social sciences, including management historians and theorists of contemporary management. We expect them to inform the participants of the Conference about novelties in organization of historic-scientific researches (HSR), about the problems and methodological achievements in the sphere of historic-management researches, about new discoveries in researches in HMT, about new theories and their authors and contemporary topical problems of management.
- Management consultants. We expect them to share their experience in transforming theories and scientific concepts into concrete management technologies, how they are “selling” theoretic ideas to practicing managers.
- Teachers and students of such programs as Management, Economic Theory, Public Administration, Personnel Management and other suchlike programs. We invite them to discuss the problems of the effective studying of transforming of the management ideas into practice of different organizations management – state, public and commercial.
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Practicing managers. We expect them with great interest to hear their opinions on the management theories, what scientific methods they apply and what concrete problems require cooperation with management theorists.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE REGISTRATION OF THESES
To participate in the Conference it is necessary to register not later than on May 20, 2005: an application form should be sent to the Organizing Committee. Application form can also be found on the page of the Conference on the website of Economic Faculty of MSU in the “research work” section.
Texts of the reports in two languages (Russian and English) can be accepted up to May 20, 2005 (6-8 pages) on the floppy discs or via email: conf_hmtb@econ.msu.ru.
Text must be printed with 1,5, type Times New Roman, type size 12. Parameters of the page: right margin – 2,5 sm, left margin – 2,5 sm, upper margin – 2,5 sm, lower margin – 2,5 sm. Paragraphs must be 1 sm. The title of the report must be typed in the middle of the line with capital letters. Authors’ names and surnames must be typed in the right corner in the line below the title.
PRICE OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCE (for one participant)
- Participation in all sessions of the Conference and closing meeting, coffee-breaks and materials of the Conference (in two languages) - 1900 roubles.
- For students, candidates, teachers and staff of MSU participation in the Conference is free.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Publication of reports is carried out according to the results of the selection for publishing that will take place from April 30 to May 20, 2005.
The results of the selection will be published on May 21, 2005 on the website of Economic Faculty of the MSU in the “research work” section: www.econ.msu.ru.
Information by calls:
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939-26-75 Irina Vasilyeva,
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939-38-02 Lucine Shakhbazyan,
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939-28-87 Evgenia Saushkina (accepts and handles the applications for participation and accepts theses).
23 ноя 2004