In a summary of the twelfth annual conference of International University Contact for Management Education (IUC), management education problems and prospects in Germany are examined in panel discussions on program content, the role of university teachers, and cooperation between universities and industry in the area of management research. Also featured is a research paper based on findings that stress the influence of organizational structures, together with human conflicts, adjustments, motives, satisfactions, and dissatisfactions within these structures, on the overall performance or effectiveness of industrial and business firms. Finally, a report is given of group discussions on the dimensions of theory and practice and on the effective teaching of organizational theory. The conference roster and seven charts are included. (ly)