Strategic Decision Making in the Arts

Case Studies in Arts and Cultural Entrepreneurship

Gary D. Beckman, Karl Androes

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• ISBN:
  9781040097755
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Entrepreneurship
• Index: Business

For entrepreneurs in the creative fields, decision making is both a necessity and an art. Applying creativity to strategic decisions requires skills developed over time. This textbook provides arts entrepreneurship students a series of case studies centering on decision-making models applicable to launching and sustaining arts businesses.

Each case set in the book focuses on a particular arts entrepreneur within the context of a range of creative businesses, from performance to videography. To facilitate classroom adoption, the authors provide expert guidance on getting the most from case-study-based learning. Additional features include insights into the key decision-making models in each case, analysis by a leader in the arts entrepreneurship education field on the factors forcing a decision and a broad view on the arts ecologies surrounding each example.

Suitable for students in arts management programs as well, this book introduces readers to case-based learning via practical examples that give students insight into strategic decision-making in the creative industries.

Extensive teaching notes are available for instructors. To gain access, visit www.routledge.com/9781032539577.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Figures
• Tables
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Case Set 1 A Rural Videography Business
• Case Set 2 The Case of the Entrepreneurial Actor
• Case Set 3 From Musician to Executive Director
• Case Set 4 A Fashion Industry Professional Responds
• Index