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Konkurujące logiki instytucjonalne w zarządzaniu kulturą
Competing institutional logics and the management of culture

Author(s): Przemysław Hensel
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: logika instytucjonalna; konflikt; rynek; biurokracja

Summary/Abstract: The methods and tools borrowed from the private sector, such as planning, cost-benefit analysis, quality management, and many others, seem to be indispensable in the management of art organizations such as museums, galleries, and theatres. However, the use of such methods increases the legitimization of business logic within the realm of culture and may bring on detrimental consequences. In this paper the competing logics perspective is employed to analyze this problem by showing the main tension lines between the institutional logics present in the sphere of culture. Specifically, the tensions between the bureaucratic, cultural, and market logics are analyzed. The paper ends with a number of suggestions regarding the future of institutional logics conflict in the realm of culture.

  • Issue Year: 16/2015
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 241-251
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish