Managing Organizations in the Creative Economy
Organizational Behaviour for the Cultural Sector
Discovering the Creative Industries Series

The creative and cultural industries represent a growing and important sector in the global economy. Thriving in these industries is particularly tough and organizations face unique challenges in the digital age. This textbook provides a vivid initiation into the creative industries workplace.

Managing Organizations in the Creative Economy is the first textbook of its kind, introducing organizational behaviour theories and applying them to the creative world. The text is underpinned by the latest research and theoretical insights into creative industries management and organisational behaviour, covering contemporary issuessuch as business decision-making, ethics, and sexuality. The authors bring theory to life through practical examples and cases provided by industry experts, supported by specially created companion videos featuring managerial responses to the cases.

This unique textbook provides readers with an applied theoretical understanding of organizational behaviour that will be of particular benefit to those looking to work in the creative and cultural industries. Students on courses such as arts business, arts management, music business and even the broader study of the entertainment industries will find this to be a vital read.

Chapter 1: What is Organizational Behaviour?

Chapter 2: Change
Chapter 3: Personality
Chapter 4: Attitude
Chapter 5: Motivation
Chapter 6: Conflict and Negotiation

Chapter 7: Decision Making
Chapter 8: Power and Politics
Chapter 9: Leadership
Chapter 10: Structure
Chapter 11: Culture
Chapter 12: Ethics

Paul Saintilan is CEO of Collarts and Macleay Colleges, Australia.

David Schreiber is Chair of Entertainment Industry Studies and Assistant Professor at Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, Belmont University, USA.