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International Journal of<br />

MANAGEMENT<br />

CONCEPTS<br />

AND<br />

PHILOSOPHY


Scope of the Journal<br />

Many ideas <strong>and</strong> many innovative <strong>and</strong> creative approaches to <strong>management</strong> are<br />

lost because of the intrinsic tendency to reject the new, the novel, the ground<br />

challenging <strong>and</strong> the ground-breaking idea. IJMCP encourages novel yet<br />

rigorously thought-out <strong>and</strong> rigorously developed ground challenging <strong>and</strong><br />

groundbreaking ideas <strong>and</strong> perspectives. It encourages multi-disciplinary<br />

perspectives <strong>and</strong> diverse cross-pollination of thought <strong>and</strong> approaches to<br />

<strong>management</strong> practice.<br />

Subject coverage:<br />

In order to avoid narrow prescription, the<br />

guidelines to subject coverage are deliberately<br />

kept broad. The following list is merely<br />

indicative:<br />

• Definition of challenges <strong>and</strong> problems ahead<br />

• Development of new <strong>management</strong> <strong>concepts</strong><br />

• Development <strong>and</strong> refinement of <strong>management</strong><br />

tools <strong>and</strong> techniques<br />

• Critical evaluation of current <strong>management</strong><br />

practices<br />

• Development of new axiomatic principles <strong>and</strong><br />

philosophical perspectives for <strong>management</strong><br />

e.g. from competition to collaboration<br />

• Critical evaluation of assumptions, presuppositions<br />

<strong>and</strong> axioms of <strong>management</strong>. For<br />

example, theories of human nature, values,<br />

rationality, rights, power <strong>and</strong> legitimacy<br />

• Definition of new drivers of business<br />

organisation <strong>and</strong> business practice e.g., new<br />

technology: IT <strong>and</strong> internet, communities of<br />

practice etc.<br />

• Adoption of new methodological perspectives<br />

<strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>points for <strong>management</strong> research<br />

• Future visions of business<br />

• Lessons from the past<br />

• Description of evolutionary trajectories of<br />

<strong>management</strong> thought <strong>and</strong> practice<br />

• Examination of new corporate responsibilities<br />

• Assessment of past <strong>management</strong><br />

achievements<br />

• Clarification of new organisational structures<br />

<strong>and</strong> business forms<br />

• Shifts <strong>and</strong> developments in market <strong>and</strong><br />

consumer behaviour<br />

• Thoughts on new strategies <strong>and</strong> philosophies<br />

• Challenge of transition from old to new forms<br />

International Journal of<br />

MANAGEMENT<br />

CONCEPTS<br />

AND<br />

PHILOSOPHY<br />

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Members of the Editorial Board<br />

Editor-in-Chief<br />

Dr. Carlo Morelli<br />

University of Dundee, UK<br />

Honorary Editor-in-Chief<br />

Prof. Pervaiz K. Ahmed<br />

Monash University,<br />

UK<br />

Associate Editors<br />

Paul Brook<br />

University of Leicester,<br />

UK<br />

Prof. Jane Hardy<br />

University of Hertfordshire Business School, UK<br />

Dr. Christophe Schinckus<br />

University of Leicester,<br />

UK<br />

Prof. Les Worrall<br />

University of Coventry,<br />

UK<br />

Editorial Board<br />

John Seely Brown<br />

Xerox PARC,<br />

USA<br />

Prof. Gordon E. Dehler<br />

College of Charleston,<br />

USA<br />

Dr. Gary Graham<br />

UMIST,<br />

UK<br />

Prof. Glenn Hardaker<br />

University of Huddersfield,<br />

UK<br />

Prof. Michael J. Haynes<br />

University of Wolverhampton,<br />

UK<br />

Prof. Bengt Klefsjo<br />

Lulea Univeristy,<br />

Sweden<br />

Prof. Danny Miller<br />

HEC Montreal,<br />

Canada<br />

Prof. Peter Neergaard<br />

Copenhagen Business School,<br />

Denmark<br />

Prof. Paul Nutt<br />

The Ohio State University,<br />

USA<br />

Dr. Mohammed Rafiq<br />

Loughborough University,<br />

UK<br />

Prof. Antonis Simintiras<br />

University of Wales,<br />

UK<br />

Jaleel Talaq<br />

Bahrain Training Institute,<br />

Bahrain<br />

Prof. Dean Tjosvold<br />

Lingnan University,<br />

Hong Kong<br />

Dr. Catherine L. Wang<br />

Oxford Brookes University,<br />

UK<br />

Dr. Yong Wang<br />

University of Wolverhampton,<br />

UK<br />

Prof. Akbar S Zaheer<br />

University of Minnesota,<br />

USA<br />

Prof. Ken Kernaghan<br />

Brock University,<br />

Canada<br />

visit<br />

www.inderscience.com


Methods of payment<br />

Content of Inaugural<br />

Issue of IJMCP<br />

VOL. 1(1), 2004<br />

Viewpoint<br />

Pervaiz K. Ahmed<br />

On doing process research<br />

Paul C. Nutt<br />

Autopoiesis <strong>and</strong> dysfunctional<br />

organisational processes<br />

Deborah A. Blackman <strong>and</strong> Steven Henderson<br />

Linking theory <strong>and</strong> practice in<br />

<strong>management</strong> research: scientific research<br />

programs <strong>and</strong> alethic pluralism<br />

John Darwin<br />

Meaning <strong>and</strong> being: existentialist<br />

<strong>concepts</strong> in leadership<br />

John Lawler<br />

Underst<strong>and</strong>ing inter-firm network: a<br />

theoretical review<br />

Yong Wang, Pervaiz K. Ahmed <strong>and</strong><br />

Les Worrall<br />

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