CFP – Philosophy of Management Journal: God/god and Management

Special Issue Editors:
Graham K. Henning PhD, Associate Professor of Management, Adelphi University, NY graham@grahamhenning.com
Mark Dibben PhD, Associate Professor of Management, University of Tasmania and Visiting Professor, Centre for Process Studies, Claremont School of Theology, CA mark.dibben@utas.edu.au

While there is a growing body of literature addressing the relation of spirituality/religion and business, it generally takes the perspective of the social sciences, and little recent attention has been paid to philosophical and theological perspectives that may address the influence/confluence/importance/relevance of the existence or not of God/god to management. The reality, belief or concept of God/god can be addressed from all possible perspectives from the Buddhist non-dual to the personal god of Christianity, from polytheism to monotheism, from ancient to postmodern conceptions, from various gendered and non-gendered forms, from the philosophical to the theological, and the various atheistic forms.

The focus of this issue is on the ontological/metaphysical and epistemological elements of God/god and Management. Thus, papers should not be focused on ethical questions, unless these arise from ontological or epistemological issues. For our purposes, management is exclusively construed to be about managing (and leading) people and the organization.

We will be proposing a stream on ‘God/god and management’ for the 2017 Philosophy of Management conference. This will give all (including those not submitting an abstract) a chance to workshop, explore further, and develop their ideas with like-minded participants.

Abstracts of no more than 1000 words should be sent to both special issue editors by February 1, 1017. Subsequently invited papers should then be submitted to the journal by October 1, 2017. All papers will go through the journal’s usual double blind review process. Please direct informal inquiries to the special issue editors.