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Management and art - do these two fit together? Is an investment into art "worthwhile" from a shareholder's point of view? Regardless of the answer to these questions, a number of inter national companies establish large art collections or offer related art programmes for their human resources, their clients or the general public in recent years. The size of these art col lections or the amount of funding available has in some cases reached a dimension, which from an economic point of view justifiably questions whether such a commitment or invest ment is at all advisable. This situation raises numerous more questions and problems, in par ticular concerning the direct or indirect benefits that can be expected from the arts in the cor porate environment, notwithstanding the methodological problem of measuring their success. Depending on the interests or perspectives involved, very different aspects are in the spotlight, e. g. art as a financial investment, as a public relations tool or as a tool in human resource de velopment. The author of this book concentrates primarily on the impact of art respectively art experience on human resources' general perception and their perceptual competence. In doing so she is breaking new ground in research, since until to date only very few studies have been con cemed with the questions above and with the particular subject of this doctoral thesis.
List of contents
1 Introduction.- 1.1 Research Relevance and Expected Contribution.- 1.2 General Research Approach.- 1.3 Definitions of Key Concepts.- 2 The Arts and Perception - Theoretical Foundations.- 2.1 The Impact of Art on Perception.- 2.2 Theories of Perception.- 2.3 Management Competences and Perceptual Constraints.- 2.4 Summary of Theoretical Foundations.- 3 Case Study: The Siemens "Kulturzeiten ".- 3.1 Prelude.- 3.2 The "Kulturzeiten" - A Supply-Side Perspective.- 3.3 The "Kulturzeiten" - A Demand-Side Perspective.- 3.4 Finale 155.- 4 Case Discussion: Art and Perception Revisited..- 4.1 Prologue.- 4.2 Unveiling Determinants of Art Experience.- 4.3 Unveiling the Relationship Between Art Experience and Differentiation Capability.- 4.4 Unveiling the Relationship Between Art Experience and the Perceptual Frame.- 4.5 Unveiling the Relationship Between Art Experience and the Qualitative Information.- 4.6 Unveiling the Relationship Between Art Experience and Knowledge.- 4.7 Unveiling the Relationship Between Art Experience and Creativity.- 4.8 Unveiling the Relationship Between Art Experience and Communication Capability.- 4.9 Epilogue: Emerging Issues.- 5 Conclusion and Implications for Future Research.- 5.1 Conclusions.- 5.2 Implications for Future Research.- Appendices.
About the author
Dr. Denise Sumpf promovierte bei Prof. Dr. Jean-Paul Thommen und war wissenschaftliche Assistentin am Department "International Management and Consulting" an der European Business School, Schloß Reichartshausen. Sie ist selbständige Beraterin für Projekte aus dem Bereich "Corporate Social Responsibility".
Summary
Management and art - do these two fit together? Is an investment into art "worthwhile" from a shareholder's point of view? Regardless of the answer to these questions, a number of inter national companies establish large art collections or offer related art programmes for their human resources, their clients or the general public in recent years. The size of these art col lections or the amount of funding available has in some cases reached a dimension, which from an economic point of view justifiably questions whether such a commitment or invest ment is at all advisable. This situation raises numerous more questions and problems, in par ticular concerning the direct or indirect benefits that can be expected from the arts in the cor porate environment, notwithstanding the methodological problem of measuring their success. Depending on the interests or perspectives involved, very different aspects are in the spotlight, e. g. art as a financial investment, as a public relations tool or as a tool in human resource de velopment. The author of this book concentrates primarily on the impact of art respectively art experience on human resources' general perception and their perceptual competence. In doing so she is breaking new ground in research, since until to date only very few studies have been con cemed with the questions above and with the particular subject of this doctoral thesis.
