OFEL: Eminent Experts at the Conference on Corporate Governance, Management, and Entrepreneurship

Organized by the University of Dubrovnik’s Center for Research and Development in Management, the two-day OFEL international scientific conference on corporate governance, management, and entrepreneurship was held in Dubrovnik on April 7 and 8. The focus of the conference, which was attended by around 200 scientists and experts from 27 countries, was on the paradoxes of management in postmodern societies, major corporate scandals, the collapse of the foundations of neoliberalism, privatization and covert nationalization, issues of economic inequality, and the position and role of leaders in the postmodern economy and post-capitalism. The conference discussed the dominance of illusions and symbols over social reality, as well as epistemological and ontological relativism in management.

OFEL, as the largest and most significant regional scientific conference in the field of management and corporate governance, is marking a small anniversary this year, the fifth year of its existence. Eminent experts from around the world and Croatia participated in the conference, including professors Davide Ravasi, Marrian W. Lewis, Mark Epstein, Frank Bezzina, Shann Turnbull, Darko Tipurić, Marina Dabić, Dejan Kružić, Lillian Wanderlay, and many others.

A special partner of the conference is the Academy of Management, the leading global scientific association in the field of management, which organized a unique research workshop during the conference aimed at promoting and encouraging the publication of works by young scientists.

The conference discussed the problems of postmodern society, increasing inequality, and the dominance of illusions and symbols over reality.

On this occasion, it was noted that the special importance of the OFEL conference is the postmodernist deconstruction of current phenomena and controversies. – At the conference on the problems of postmodern society, special attention was directed to some of the current major global economic issues, such as the problems of predatory capitalism and the significant breakdowns and collapses of corporations and their impact on the economy and society. Reference was also made to situations similar to what is happening today in Agrokor. – emphasized the chairman of the OFEL Program Committee, Prof. Dr. Sc. Darko Tipurić.