Management science(s) - contemporary challenges against the backdrop of fundamental issues of philosophy

The paper discusses the problem of the place that management science occupies among other sciences, with emphasis on its integration with economic knowledge. The identity of management science is highlighted from the perspective of its historical, albeit relatively short periods of development. Within the context of the fundamental issues of the philosophy of management as exemplified by ontology, epistemology, methodology and axiology, the authors of the paper strive to present the major challenges faced by contemporary management science.