Workshop on moral foundations of management knowledge

Professor Lars Qvortrup, Knowledgelab, Department of Literature, Media and Cultural Studies, University of Southern Denmark

Professor Ole Thyssen, Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School

Associate Professor Øjvind Larsen, Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School

Sara Louise Muhr, Knowledgelab, department of Marketing and Management, University of Southern Denmark

Professor Edward Freeman,
University of Virginia,
Darden School of Business,
USA

Professor Alf Rehn,
Åbo Akademi University,
Finland

Ole Thyssen (Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School)
Øjvind Larsen (Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School)
Lars Qvortrup (Knowledgelab, Department of Literature, Media and Cultural Studies, University of Southern Denmark)
Bent Meier Sørensen (Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School)
Steen Vallentin (Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School)

The workshop shall take place at:

Carlsberg Akademi
Gamle Carlsberg Vej 15,
2500 Valby
http://www.carlsbergfondet.dk/Akademi/vr.htm

The 1st Workshop on Moral Foundations of Management Knowledge, held in Cergy-Pontoise, France, on October 13-14, 2006 was a great success.

The papers presented at the 1st workshop will be published in a forthcoming collection entitled
‘Moral Foundations of Management Knowledge’ edited by Marie-Laure Djelic & Radu Vranceanu
& published by Edward Elgar.

This shows the increasing importance of the ethical discussions of management knowledge.
The 2nd workshop on Moral Foundations of Management Knowledge aims to continue the fruitful discussions initiated at the first workshop, and seeks to both re-invite last years participants as well as attract new participants.

Abstract Deadline: Monday 21 May

Author Notification: Friday 15 June

Full Paper Deadline: Friday 31 August

Registration Deadline: Monday 10th September 2007

Current management literature emphasizes the importance of management knowledge and claims that we live in a knowledge society. Knowledge has become the most important production factor for organizations, and therefore a central competitive factor on the market. In light of the increasing importance of knowledge, the question of how to organize and manage knowledge becomes a central one. This raises new ethical questions regarding managerial behaviour, as well as some central ethical questions about the value, ownership and use of knowledge itself.

This workshop therefore calls for contributions that investigate the theoretical aspects of the ways in which management knowledge incorporates an ethical dimension. The main goal is to raise questions of the underlying moral and ethical foundations of those bodies of knowledge. What is the conception of human nature/subjectivity and social reality implied and embedded in business ethics theories? What are the moral or ethical dilemmas and debates inherent in the discourse on management knowledge? How do different approaches to business ethics influence the development of research and knowledge in those various subfields? And how does moral practice affect managerial decisions? How can we approach the often preconceived moral notions regarding management knowledge?

In asking these questions we are not only trying to investigate how society can support the emergence of more sustainable and responsible systems, norms, incentives and behaviours, but also how different approaches to ethical and moral theory underpin management knowledge and influence managerial decisions and behaviour in general. The workshop thereby encourages interdisciplinary work and welcomes theoretical and empirical papers that draw insights and approaches from a wide range of disciplines combining ethics, morality and management knowledge.

Contributors might consider the following themes:

• Intellectual ethical history: the evolution and transformation of particular disciplines, with emphasis on both the philosophical and sociological dimension
• Ethical questioning of the knowledge economy
• Corporate social responsibility
• Questioning of the internal ‘objective stands’ to management knowledge
• Different ethical takes on disciplinary knowledge
• New control technologies, strategies and disciplinary effects
• Collective organizational (ethical?) practices and individual managerial values
• The impact of implicit ethical assumptions on managerial tools and practices
• Deconstruction of bodies of knowledge: unearthing implicit moral foundations
• Differences between ethics and morality; the unethical and immorality
• The moral “versus” the immoral in management knowledge?
• Managerial morality as reason or emotions?
• Moralizing discourse in management knowledge
• Moralization as ideological managerial practice
• The intertwining of power and knowledge and its ethical implications

The list is far from complete and indicative only, and we will welcome any paper which approaches the topic critically and reflectively.

Selection will be made on the basis of Extended Abstracts (2-3 pages).
Full and final papers should be about 20-25 pages, A4, 1.5 spacing, Times New Roman 12 and in English.

Click here to submit.

Directions to hotel and venue from the airport:

A taxi from the airport to central Copenhagen is about 30-40 euros.
The train goes directly from the terminal at the airport and will take you to the central station (Hovedbanegården/København H.). Take the train for Helsingør or København H.
You will need a 2-zones ticket, which costs 3 euros.
You can change trains here to the S-train line B or C for Høje Taastrup or Ballerup, and get out at Enghave for the venue. The station you see close to the venue is Enghave st.

Maps & Routes: Please click here 

Copenhagen Airport: http://www.cph.dk/CPH/UK/MAIN/

Copenhagen Metro: http://www.m.dk/en/welcome

Currency Exchange: http://www.xe.com/ (DKK 10 = €1.34)

Weather: http://www.dmi.dk/index_uk.html

For further details, and an introduction to Copenhagen see: http://www3.aok.dk/Copenhagen/Visiting_Copenhagen/

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ACCOMMODATION :

Here are some hotels suggested. You are requested to contact them directly to make your reservation. 

Hotel Rossini  (500 m from venue, 3,5 km from city centre)
Gl Jernbanevej 27
2500 Valby
Single room: 695 D.kr. (€93) / Double room 795 D.kr. (€107)
(refer to reference nr. 20862 when booking) 


Hotel Guldsmeden ,
Axel: (ca. 2,5 km from venue, 0 km from city centre)
Helgolandsgade 7-11
1653 København V
Single room : 895 D.kr (€120)
(contact Rikke Theil for booking and refer to CBS: rikke@hotelguldsmeden.com)


Hotel Guldsmeden ,
Bertrams: (ca. 1,7 km from venue, 1,4 km from city centre)
Vesterbrogade 107
1620 København V
Double room (for single and double use) : 1.345 D.kr (€180)
(contact Rikke Theil for booking and refer to CBS: rikke@hotelguldsmeden.com)


Hotel Sct. Thomas  (1,8 km from venue, 2 km from city centre)
Frederiksberg Allé 7
1621 København V
Single room: 595 D.kr (€80)


Hotel Løven  (2,6 km from venue, 500 m from city centre)
Vesterbrogade 30, 1.sal
1620 København V
Single room: 550 D.kr (€74)   

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