大连市企业文化研究会成立于１９９４年１２月，但早在８０年代中期便以“筹委会”的名义开展活动。１９８８年７月，会长钟祥斌策划了中国首届规模最大的企业文化研讨会，在全国引起巨大反响。作家丛维熙说：“大连召开这样的会是个创举。”人民日报、中国日报、工人日报、光 Dalian Corporate Culture Research Association was established in December 1994, but as early as the mid-1980s, it started its activities in the name of “Preparatory Committee.” In July 1988, President Zhong Xiangbin curated China's first large-scale seminar on corporate culture, arousing great repercussions across the country. Cong Congxi, a writer, said: “It will be a pioneering work if such a conference is held in Dalian.” People's Daily, China Daily, Workers' Daily,