Miracles & ManagementThe International Association of Management, Spirituality & Religion and the Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion (Routledge),
in association with
The Arts, Culture & Management in Europe Chair of BEM-Bordeaux Management School
are pleased to host
The third conference of management, spirituality & religion,
In Lourdes, France2013 May 16 Th - 19 Th
Miracles have been present in the life, soul and dreams of mankind since time immemorial and are
an essential constituent of the fabric of human societies, archaic as much as modern, religious as
well as secular. Miracles are the hopes and magic of the beyond: a sign from the transcendent;
the chance of winning the lottery; making an idea come true.
We human beings have always wished to rise to The Man of Lamancha’s challenge:
‘dream the impossible dream’, whether through thrive for excellence, by following transformational
leaders and in daring to defy conventional wisdom.
Inspired by the venue of our third conference, Lourdes, and its message to the world,
we will debate, discuss, theorize and share experiences on the theme of miracles and their
relevance and presence in management and organisations over three days during Pentecost, the
most spiritual of Catholic holidays.
There will be four streams in the conference, fl owing in a post and hyper modern confl uence:
Miracles in managementWe wish to put a marker on this under-researched,
under-theorized domain in management and organisation.
The following signposts are indicative only:
> actual experiences of making the impossible come true
in the context of work, management and organisation
> leaders as miracle workers
> winning against the odds: transformative workplace
practices
> crisis and miracle management
> magic at work
Pilgrimage & the sacred in organisationsThe notion of pilgrimage as homage and journey are
at the centre of this stream. The following are points
of departure;
> careers as journeys and professional pilgrimage
> rituals at work and work sanctuaries
> women in organisations: mothers, virgins, saints
Religions as creative industriesLourdes is a prime religious destination. It accords us
the opportunity to study how religions could be analysed
through the creative industries framework, for instance :
> economics, management and marketing of religious /
spiritual tourism, heritage, art
> pilgrimage destinations, sacred places and sites
management
> star or informal religious / spiritual places, sites,
museums, saints
> the show-business of religion
Creative industries as religionsSpirituality and religious perceptions, feelings and
behaviors are tightly connected with arts and culture.
The conference wishes to unwrap this under-studied fi eld
in arts management:
> religion, arts, culture, creative industries : stars, magic,
faith, spirit
> artists’ inspiration, talent, passion, blaspheme
> consumers’ devotion, fanaticism, passion, communion
in creative industries
> the religion of show-business and entertainment
Co-organisers Yochanan Altman
& Anne Gombault,
Arts, Culture &
Management in
Europe Chair
BEM-Bordeaux
Management School
Scientifi c committeeWalter Baets, Cape Town,
South Africa
Christoph Bey,BEM-
Bordeaux Management
School, France
June Boyce-Tillman,
Winchester, UK
Nathalie Estellat,
ESC Pau, France
Maud Derbaix, BEM-
Bordeaux Management
School, France
Simon Dolan, Future of
Work Institute, ESADE,
Spain
Laurence Harribey, BEM-
Bordeaux Management
School, France
Sandra Kauanui, Florida
Gulf Coast, USA
Marjolaine Lips-
Wiersma, Christ Church,
New-Zealand
Wolfgang Mayrhofer,
W-U Wien, Austria
TC Melewar, Brunel, UK
Ian Mitroff, Southern
California, USA
Ramnath Narayanswami,
Indian Institute of
Management, Bangalore,
India
Judith Neal, Tyson Centre
for Faith & Spirituality in the
Workplace, Arkansas, USA
Martin Rutte, Livelihood,
Canada
Jan Schaaper, BEM-
Bordeaux Management
School, France
Bernard Sionneau, BEM-
Bordeaux Management
School, France
Tom Selwyn, School of
Oriental & African Studies,
London, UK
Jawad Syed, Kent, UK
Ben Walmsley, Leeds, UK
Zahir Yanat, BEM-
Bordeaux Management
School, France
Laszlo Zsolnai,
Business Ethics Center,
Corvinus, Hungary
Paper selection procedurePaper proposals in English
will be evaluated in a double
blind procedure, based
on a 2‐3 pages abstract,
which must indicate
objectives of the paper,
theoretical framework,
methodology, and main
fi ndings/arguments.
Selection criteria are based
primarily on the innovative
character of the issues
presented and the empirical
evidence. Researchers from
countries having recently
joined the European Union
are especially encouraged
to submit. Proposals must
be sent by electronic mail
in Word format and include
a title page indicating the
names, affi liation, postal
address and electronic
address of the authors to:
Catherine.Roques@bem.
edu.
Deadline for sending
abstract: July 1st 2012
Notifi cation to authors:
September 1st 2012
Deadline for Registration:
February 1st 2013
Submission of full paper:
February 1st 2013
Further information and venue details will follow shortly
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