Management and Business Fifty Years On
12 Nov 2010
Conference at Manchester Business School on 8 April 2011
Management and Business Fifty Years On
A conference in recognition of Grigor McClelland
Friday 8 April 2011
Manchester Business School welcomes home its founding director, Professor Grigor McClelland, for a one-day conference to celebrate his pioneering work in management, business and education. The day will draw together those from both business and academia, to discuss what the future holds for management education.
Further details about the day are available at:
The conference will encourage plenary discussion and debate among practitioners, business academics, and analysts around six themes that reflect Grigor’s close involvement with the study of business; management practice; and public policy.
Each theme will be introduced by a keynote speaker:
- Management Development:
Professor John Burgoyne, Lancaster University Management School and Henley Reading Business School
- Retail Distribution:
Professor John Pickering, formerly University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
- Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship:
Professor Jeremy Howells, Manchester Business School
- Corporate Social Responsibility:
Professor Jeremy Moon, Nottingham University Business School
- Government/Business Relations:
Sir Geoffrey Owen, London School of Economics
- Regional Development:
Professor Tony Cockerill, Cambridge University.
The conference fee, to include lunch, is £50. Places are limited. Register now at: