Managing Organizations in the Creative Economy
Organizational Behaviour for the Cultural Sector
- 444 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Managing Organizations in the Creative Economy
Organizational Behaviour for the Cultural Sector
About this book
The creative and cultural industries represent a growing and important sector in the global economy. Thriving in these industries is particularly tough and organizations face unique challenges in the digital age. This textbook provides a vivid initiation into the creative industries workplace.
Managing Organizations in the Creative Economy is the first textbook of its kind, introducing organizational behaviour theories and applying them to the creative world. The text is underpinned by the latest research and theoretical insights into creative industries management and organizational behaviour, covering key topics such as structure, culture and the management of change and creativity as well as contemporary issues such as diversity, sustainability, managing stress, wellbeing and self-care, and remote working. The authors bring theory to life through practical examples and cases provided by industry experts, supported by specially created companion videos featuring managerial responses to the cases.
This second edition textbook provides readers with an updated applied theoretical understanding of organizational behaviour that will be of particular benefit to those looking to work in the creative and cultural industries. Students on courses such as arts business, arts management and music business, and even students within the broader study of the entertainment and creative industries, will find this to be a vital read.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsement Page
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of figures
- Preface
- Notes on changes made to the second edition
- Acknowledgements
- About the authors
- What is organizational behaviour and why write a specialist text for creative and cultural industries?
- Change in creative organizations: perceiving and dealing with change
- Personality in creative organizations: personality of ‘the creative’ and those who manage them
- Attitude and motivation in creative organizations
- Conflict and negotiation in creative organizations
- Stress, wellbeing and self-care in creative organizations
- Decision-making in creative organizations
- Power and politics in creative organizations
- Leadership in creative organizations
- Teams in creative organizations
- Diversity, equity and inclusion in creative organizations
- Structure of creative organizations
- Organizational culture in creative organizations
- Ethics in creative organizations and conclusion
- Index