Managerial Rhetoric and Arts Organizations

The arts have faced big changes in recent years. This book explores the changes driven by the crisis of the welfare state and the privatization of public entities. It considers the tensions between managerial rhetoric and professional practices and questions the extension of managerial rhetoric for the very survival of arts organizations.

List of contents

List of Tables and Figures Preface to the English Edition Preface to the Italian Edition Acknowledgements Arts Organizations Between Uses and Abuses of Managerial Rhetoric Management and the British Museum: Competing Rhetoric and Identities Management Control and Managerial Rhetoric in Italian Public Sector Cultural Institutions Managerialization of Cultural Organization and Institutional Assets: The Transformation into Foundation and Managerial Rhetoric Reporting on Performances: The Development of Venetian Municipal Museums in the 90s References Index

About the author

LUCA ZAN is a Professor of Management and Director of the postgraduate programme on Management and Innovation of Cultural and Arts Organizations at the University of Bologna, Italy. He also runs a course on Managerial Rhetoric and Arts Organizations at MAM, Carnegie Melon University, Pittsburgh, USA. He has many years of experience in the management field, and specifically in arts management in Italy. With several articles published in international journals, Professor Zan's research interests cover strategic management, management of arts organizations, and management and accounting history.

Summary

The arts have faced big changes in recent years. This book explores the changes driven by the crisis of the welfare state and the privatization of public entities. It considers the tensions between managerial rhetoric and professional practices and questions the extension of managerial rhetoric for the very survival of arts organizations.

Product details

• Authors: L Zan, L. Zan
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2006
• EAN: 9781349279548
• ISBN: 978-1-349-27954-8
• No. of pages: 173
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 10 mm x 216 mm
• Weight: 245 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 173 p.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business; Management, B, Planning, Organization, Organizational theory & behaviour, Applied Linguistics, Language: reference & general, Management science, Palgrave Business & Management Collection, management;Manager;organization;organizations;rhetoric