scholarly journals SIX SMARTNESS DIMENSIONS IN CULTURAL MANAGEMENT: SOCIAL/CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT PERSPECTIVE

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (0) ◽  
pp. 108-120
Author(s):  
Audronė Pauliukevičiūtė ◽  
Robertas Jucevičius
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
State Level ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Creative Development ◽  
Cultural Management ◽  
Cultural Challenges ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Technological Capital ◽  
Cultural Sector

Cultural management as a complex process is constantly facing social/cultural challenges (policy shifts, creativity, interest coherence, the rise of technological capital, cultural emigration, etc.) that affect the growing need and importance for smartness in management. There is a lack of inter-disciplinary research on smartness in the context of cultural management. The goal of this article is to ground smartness dimensions in cultural management in the context of changing the social/cultural environment. Strategy, Creative Development, Harmonization of Interests in the Cultural Sector, Empowered Cultural Sector Parties, Harmony of Intellectual and Technological Capital as well as the Culture of Shared Value Creation are presented in this article as six smartness dimensions in cultural management (the management of cultural sector and the cultural policy implementation at the state level). The object of the work – smartness dimensions in cultural management. Principal objectives: critically analyse a variety of concepts of cultural management; reveal the importance of smartness in cultural management in the context of changing social/cultural environment; explore the characteristics of smartness dimensions in cultural management. Methods employed: critical literature analysis and meta-analysis. Research conducted by authors of this article allowed to ground smartness dimensions as factors, possibly determining a more successful cultural management.

scholarly journals Smart Culture Management: Theoretical Aspects

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-31
Author(s):  
Rytis Milkintas
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cultural Management ◽  
Cultural Field ◽  
Field Situation ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Cultural Sector

The aim of the research is the investigation of the essential theoretical aspects of smart culture management. The article formulates the theoretical construct of smart culture management by combining cultural management and management concepts, closely linking cultural management with the implementation of cultural policy and seeing the specifics of smart cultural management.Qualitative analysis was performed of theoretical sources of foreign countries and Lithuania. Also, a comparative analysis of different concepts was carried out, highlighting similarities and differences of concepts (in order to discern correlations between them).Five groups of cultural management concepts are distinguished: cultural management as specific management in art and culture; cultural management as a phenomenon, process reflecting the formation and implementation of cultural policy; cultural management as an institution management; cultural management as a profession and academic discipline; cultural management as leadership-based management. Theoretical analysis of the phenomenon of smartness in cultural management allowed us to distinguish six dimensions of smartness: strategic, creative development, harmonization of interests in the cultural sector, empowered cultural sector parties, the harmony of intellectual and technological capital, the culture of shared value creation.Exploring the urban cultural field situation, using a model that reflects the 6 dimensions of smart culture management and 18 qualities of a smart social system, will highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the cultural field. By analyzing the weaknesses, the researchers will be able to make recommendations on how to improve the current situation. Improving the cultural field at the local level will significantly increase the quality of cultural services provided to the population.In future research, it is planned to apply the theoretical model of smart culture management to the analysis of situation analysis in the selected city. Analysis based on this theoretical model can also be performed at the state level, thus providing a comprehensive view of the cultural field situation.

scholarly journals Celebrations and Occasions in Coworkers’ Culture: The Cases of Vilnius (Lithuania) and Sofia (Bulgaria)

Lituanistica ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irma Šidiškienė
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
State Level ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Cultural Expression ◽  
The Family

Each organization fosters its own culture that is established, maintained and redeveloped in formal and informal social relations among co-workers; however, these are also influenced by the broader cultural environment in which a given organization exists. The question raised in this article is how the context of urban culture is reflected in the community of colleagues. We suppose that it is during such informal gatherings or during leisure time, when they can communicate more freely, and celebrate or mark various occasions that the social and cultural context of co-workers becomes apparent. The article aims to compare cultural expressions in co-workers’ communities among the inhabitants of Vilnius and Sofia by revealing the place of Soviet-period and current celebrations among co-workers. It also aims to show how an employee experiences his or her personal life cycle in a coworker’s environment, including (1) work-related personal events as the first salary, marking the length of service, retirement, and family-related events such as birthdays, weddings, and funerals, and (2) official holidays (public holidays, religious and other calendar feasts, commemorations of important dates, and other celebrations significant for the public). The study showed that the civil rites created in the Soviet era to promote coworkers’ participation were integrated into the culture of the urban people, by (1) transferring traditions of folk communities into the urban environment and in this way developing urban communities, and (2) allowing indirect control of the introduction of new holidays into the family environment. Comparing the expression of the cultural environment in coworkers’ gatherings among the inhabitants of Vilnius and those of Sofia, a difference was observed between the co-workers with regard to the family life cycle: in Sofia, coworkers very seldom socialize during funerals and only to some extent on the occasion of weddings, while the birth of a child is often marked in absentia, that is with the mother and the child absent. Meanwhile, the coworkers in Vilnius have always celebrated these occasions since the 1970s. As for the official holidays at the state level, Bulgarians, unlike Lithuanians, in Soviet times mentioned May 1 and national celebrations such as the Revival Leaders Day, the Saints Cyril and Methodius Day, and Baba Marta (Martenitsa), an informal one. This is apparently the reason why currently official celebrations enjoy greater popularity among coworkers in Sofia than among their counterparts in Vilnius. The first comparative studies of these cities show that a country’s official cultural policy influences the cultural expression of coworkers (and citizens in general): formal cultural expression is affected directly, and informal is influenced to some extent. When the end of the Soviet era heralded a new cultural policy, the intensity and intentions of formal holiday celebrations changed, but the character of informal celebrations remained more or less the same.

Information Context of Culture in Focus of Professional Discussion

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 578-583
Author(s):  
Irina P. Tikunova
Keyword(s):  
Practical Experience ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Information Support ◽  
State Institute ◽  
Cultural Management ◽  
Russian Scientific ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Russian State ◽  
State Library ◽  
Cultural Sector

The article presents an overview of the all-Russian scientific and practical conference (with international participation) “Information Context of Culture: Resources, Technologies, Service” (the 11th conference of heads and specialists of information services for culture and art). The conference, orga­nized by the Russian State Library, the Russian State Library of Arts, and the St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture, on the instructions of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, was held in Moscow on September 24—25, 2019. Its purpose was to summarize the results of scientific research and practical experience on the issues of information support of the cultural sector in the digital age, to identify some problems and find ways to overcome them, and to demonstrate the best achievements in this field. The conference was attended by more than 90 representatives of cultural management bodies, federal, regional and municipal libraries, universities, training centers and other organizations of culture, science, education and mass media from 22 regions of Russia, as well as heads and specialists of national libraries of Armenia, Belarus and Kazakhstan (via video link). Thanks to the online broadcast, the total audience of the event increased by almost 200 people. The conference participants noted the importance of scientific and information activities in the cultural sector both for society in general and for the sector’s development in particular. In order to improve this work, the conference participants recommended to promote its digitalization, which is aimed at creating public resources for culture and art and organizing information services in the 7/24 mode via the Internet, including on mobile devices; to intensify the mutual use of resources through participation in joint projects; and to strictly observe copyright when creating information resources and methodological materials.

Cultural Sponsorship and Entrepreneurial Mistrust

2014 ◽  
pp. 113-125
Author(s):  
Fabio Severino
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Public Funds ◽  
Cultural Management ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Cultural Sector

Company sponsorships are a way to fund cultural management, allowing cultural organizers to be independent, especially in those countries where this sector is supported mainly by public funds. This chapter discusses the results of a survey the author conducted in Rome, Italy. Theoretically, in this city with a great cultural heritage, there are many opportunities of sponsorships both for companies looking for good tools of communication (i.e. for tourism targets) and for cultural managers asking for money to carry out better work and to make long term plans. Using a questionnaire of 20 closed questions, in a face-to-face way, the author asked 345 firms how, when and where they have been working with sponsorship tools. The main result of the survey indicates that there is often a problem of communication between these two different worlds: the cultural sector and commercial firms.

scholarly journals The “Neoliberal Turn” in Provincial Cultural Policy and Administration in Québec and Ontario: The Emergence of ‘Quasi-Neoliberal’ Approaches

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Gattinger ◽  
Diane St. Pierre
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Government Intervention ◽  
Economic Market ◽  
Policy Frameworks ◽  
Cultural Sector

Abstract: This article examines the influence of neoliberalism on cultural policy in Québec and Ontario. It explores the origins and specificities of government intervention in the cultural sector in each province and then analyzes the extent of the "neoliberal turn" and its impacts on cultural policy since the 1980s. The authors argue that while both provinces have been influenced by neoliberalism, neither has rejected the traditional cultural and social objectives of its policies in favour of solely economic imperatives. Rather, they have progressively grafted economic market-based objectives onto their existing policy frameworks, in what the authors characterize as 'quasi-neoliberal' approaches.Résumé : Cet article met au jour l'influence du néolibéralisme sur les politiques culturelles du Québec et de l'Ontario. Il présente les origines et les spécificités des interventions publiques en ce domaine dans chaque province, puis il fait état du « virage néolibéral » amorcé dans les années 1980 et de ses impacts sur les politiques culturelles. Les auteures soutiennent que bien que ces provinces aient été influencées par le néolibéralisme, ni l'une ni l'autre n'ont mis de côté les objectifs culturels et sociaux traditionnels de leurs politiques en faveur des seuls impératifs économiques. Ce faisant, et même si elles ont progressivement introduit dans leur cadre d'actions des objectifs économiques fondées sur le marché, le Québec et l'Ontario ont plutôt privilégié une approche que les auteures qualifient de « quasinéolibérale ».

The future of culture and cultural education in Poland

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1(8)) ◽  
pp. 11-28
Author(s):  
Stella Kaczmarek
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Cultural Industry ◽  
Cultural Education ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Cultural Activities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Cultural Sector

When we start thinking about culture, the following associations come to our mind: cultural policy, cultural sector, situation of culture, financing of culture, cultural education, etc. Culture constitutes an inseparable part of each country’s economy and politics. Important aspects of the functioning of culture in modern times comprise globalization, the appearance of cultural industry, creative industries and the so-called third sector of culture. The article discusses issues regarding key aspects of the functioning of culture in Poland, both previous and current forms of financing cultural activities as well as information on possible solutions for the future. The situation of artists and authors will also be discussed – the rules governing financing, remuneration and pursuing their own cultural-artistic activities.

State-level and system-level opioid prescribing policies: The impact on provider practices and overdose deaths, a systematic review

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca L. Beaudoin, MD, MS ◽  
Geetanjoli N. Banerjee, MPH ◽  
Michael J. Mello, MD, MPH
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
State Level ◽  
Opioid Analgesics ◽  
System Level ◽  
Prescribing Practices ◽  
Opioid Prescribing ◽  
Patient Level ◽  
The Impact

Objective: In response to persistent public health concerns regarding prescription opioids, many states and healthcare systems have implemented legislation and policies intended to regulate or guide opioid prescribing. The overall impact of these policies is still uncertain. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the existing evidence of provider-level and patient-level outcomes preimplementation and postimplementation of policies and legislation constructed to impact provider prescribing practices around opioid analgesics. Design: A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Web of Science, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews was conducted to identify studies evaluating the impact of opioid prescribing policies on provider-level and patient-level outcomes. The systematic review was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.Results: Eleven studies were included in the review. A meta-analysis was not possible due to between-study heterogeneity. Six of the studies assessed state-level policies, and five were at the level of the healthcare system or hospital. Studies showed temporal associations between policy implementation and reductions in opioid prescribing, as well as opioid-related overdoses. Results were mixed regarding the impact of policies on misuse. The majority of the studies were judged to be of low quality based on the GRADE criteria.Conclusions: There is low to moderate quality evidence suggesting that the presence of opioid prescribing policy will reduce the amount and strength of opioid prescribed. The presence of these policies may impact the number of overdoses, but there is no clear evidence to suggest that it reduces opioid misuse.

A contemporary cultural policy for contemporary music?

2016 ◽  
Vol 158 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shane Homan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Popular Music ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Classical Music ◽  
Contemporary Music ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Cultural Nationalism ◽  
Cultural Economy ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Cultural Sector

Creative Nation confirmed the shift by federal governments to viewing popular music as part of the Australian cultural economy, where the ‘contemporary music’ industries were expected to contribute to economic growth as much as providing a set of creative practices for musicians and audiences. In the 19 years between Creative Nation and Creative Australia, much has changed. This article examines relationships between the music industries, governments and audiences in three areas. First, it charts the funding of popular music within the broader cultural sector to illuminate the competing discourses and demands of the popular and classical music sectors in federal budgets. Second, it traces configurations of popular music and national identity as part of national policy. Third, the article explores how both national policy documents position Australian popular music amid global technological and regulatory shifts. As instruments of cultural nationalism, Creative Nation and Creative Australia are useful texts in assessing the opportunities and limits of nations in asserting coherent national strategies.

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