criticalmanagement.org

What is CMS?

CMS is a branch of management theory that is critical of established social practices and institutional arrangements and challenges prevailing systems of domination. It has drawn together critical currents in the study of management that had been developing during the 1970s and 1980s. The term CMS was coined with the publication of Mats Alvesson and Hugh Willmott's edited collection Critical Management Studies (Sage, 1992). 

The movement developed initially in UK and Scandinavian business schools but has now spread to all parts of the globe. In the US there is a CMS interest group at the Academy of Management and there is also a strong community in Australasia. A bi-annual conference has been held in the UK since 1999. The 4th conference, held in Cambridge in July 2005, attracted more than 500 delegates from all parts of the world. CMS5 will be held in Manchester from July 11-13, 2007.

See Wikipedia's definition of CMS at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Management_Studies

Why a portal for CMS?

There is a wealth of valuable information on the internet that is relevant to those with an interest in CMS, but it is dispersed across a vast array of websites. The aim of this portal is to provide a gateway to relevant websites for those wanting to find out more about critical management.

The portal also provides an interactive space where students, academics, practitioners, policy makers, activists and others can debate and discuss issues relevant to the critical management community. Through this, we hope to bring the spheres of management education, practice and transformation closer together.