MACMILLAN Managerial Rhetoric and Arts Organizations

Product Description 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. 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.