Arts Administration and Management. A Guide for Administrators and Their Staffs

The primary function of Professor Shore's practical handbook is to help arts administrators create conditions for successful collaboration by integrating management know-how with the special needs and values of an arts organization. Designed for maximum user convenience, the book presents numerous examples, graphic aids, and anecdotes that help the reader understand and retain important principles and methods.

Table of Contents:


Preface

Prologue

Part One: General Concepts of Management and of Arts Administration

An Overview of Management and of Arts Administration

Management and Arts Administration as Systems of Decision-Making Functions

Part Two: The Planning Function

Planning: Specifying Objectives

Formulating Policies, Preparing Forecasts, and Drawing Up Plans

Part Three: The Organizing Function

Organizing: Creating a Work System

Boards

Part Four: The Staffing Function

Staffing: Providing Employment Opportunities

Training and Development

Part Five: The Leadership Function

Leadership: General Concepts and Styles

Communication and Motivation

Part Six: The Control Function

Control: Measures, Standards, and Deviations

Exercising Control in Practice

Epilogue

Glossary of Terms

Bibliography

Index of Names

Index of Organizations

Subject Index



HARVEY SHORE is an Associate Professor of Management in the School of Business at the University of Connecticut.


Hardcover: 225 pages
Publisher: Quorum Books (August 10, 1987)