Cultural organizations in transition—rethinking management, governance, and organizational change

Éditeurs invités

• Lorenzo Mizzau, University of Genoa
• Leticia Labaronne, Zurich University of Applied Sciences
• Katja Lindqvist, Lund University
• Yeşim Tonga, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca

Synthèse

Cultural organizations—including museums, theaters, festivals, and media production houses—serve crucial public missions by preserving and distributing cultural value. These institutions face mounting pressures from volatile funding frameworks, shifting government support models, and rising accountability expectations. Digital transformation and AI technologies are fundamentally changing how culture is produced and experienced, forcing organizations to reconsider their traditional management and governance approaches.

The special issue investigates how cultural organizations can maintain their public mission while adapting to organizational, technological, and sustainability challenges. It welcomes research examining innovative managerial practices, organizational structures, and governance frameworks that help cultural institutions navigate digital transformation, workforce changes, and evolving policy environments while pursuing their cultural and public value missions.

Thèmes proposés

• Managerial and organizational design, governance frameworks, and co-ordination in cultural organizations and cultural policy systems
• Digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and enabling technologies in the organization and management of cultural organizations
• Careers and work in cultural organizations, including changing work conditions, hybrid and digital work models, and professional development
• Human resource management, leadership, and organizational culture in cultural organizations
• Organizational learning, knowledge management, and capability development in cultural institutions
• Managing change, innovation, and transitions in cultural organizations and institutions impacting them in response to societal and technological disruptions
• Evaluation, accountability, and performance management in the pursuit of cultural and public value
• Public finance models, policies and programs: debates, changes, and effects on cultural organizations
• Social, environmental and economic sustainability, resilience and strategic management in cultural organizations