Description
Product ID: | 9781032396491 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Routledge Research in the Creative and Cultural Industries |
Title: | Co-Leadership in the Arts and Culture |
Subtitle: | Sharing Values and Vision |
Authors: | Author: Hilde Fjellvær, Wendy Reid |
Page Count: | 290 |
Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, Theatre studies, Economics, Management and management techniques, Management: leadership and motivation, Organizational theory and behaviour, Public ownership / nationalization, Non-profitmaking organizations, Media, entertainment, information and communication industries, Theatre studies, Economics, Management & management techniques, Management: leadership & motivation, Organizational theory & behaviour, Public ownership / nationalization, Non-profitmaking organizations, Media, information & communication industries |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This book is about co-leadership: a leadership practice and structure often found in arts organizations that consists of two or three executives who bridge the art and business divide at the top. This book is about co-leadership: A leadership practice and structure often found in arts organizations that consist of two or three executives who bridge the art and business divide at the top. Many practitioners recognize this phenomenon but the research on this topic is limited and dispersed. This book assembles a coherent overview and presents new insights of the field. While co-leadership is well institutionalized in the West, it is also criticized for management’s constraint of artistic autonomy and for its pluralism that dilutes leadership clarity. However, co-leadership also personifies the strategic objectives of art, audiences, organization, and community, by addressing plural logics – navigating the demands of artistic vision and organizational stability. It is an integrating solution. The authors investigate its specifics in the arts, including global practice and its interdisciplinary nature. The theoretical frame of plural leadership supports their empirical explorations of the dynamics within the co-leadership relationship and with organizational stakeholders. Data includes the voices of co-leaders, artists, staff, and board members from arts organizations in Canada and Norway. Their abductive reflection generates a stimulating research experience. By viewing co-leadership in action, not as a study of static theories, the book will appeal not only to students and researchers but also resonate with practitioners in arts and cultural management and assist them to work with co-leadership and to manage its tensions. Chapters 1 and 4 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2023-09-25 |