"Jack of all trades": The act of solely managing a cultural enterprise. A qualitative case study of an art gallery in Sweden.
(2024) SMMM40 20241Department of Service Studies
- Abstract
- This thesis examines the practices and challenges of a sole management of a cultural enterprise by studying the case of Cadence Gallery and its founder Elsa, a cultural entrepreneur who solely established and manages a non-profit art gallery in Sweden. The qualitative research is based on semi-structured interviews with the entrepreneur and other individuals involved in the gallery's operations, participant observations, and document analysis. The triangulation of applied methods enabled the acquisition of comprehensive data and an in-depth examination of the practices and challenges associated with the sole management of a cultural enterprise. The collected data were analyzed in relation to previous research on the cultural entrepreneurs’... (More)
- This thesis examines the practices and challenges of a sole management of a cultural enterprise by studying the case of Cadence Gallery and its founder Elsa, a cultural entrepreneur who solely established and manages a non-profit art gallery in Sweden. The qualitative research is based on semi-structured interviews with the entrepreneur and other individuals involved in the gallery's operations, participant observations, and document analysis. The triangulation of applied methods enabled the acquisition of comprehensive data and an in-depth examination of the practices and challenges associated with the sole management of a cultural enterprise. The collected data were analyzed in relation to previous research on the cultural entrepreneurs’ characteristics and behaviors, employing the theoretical frameworks of bricolage and effectuation. The results show that the sole management of a cultural enterprise is a complex undertaking, with the gallery functioning as an extension of the entrepreneur and reflecting her personal characteristics and preferences. Furthermore, in managing the gallery independently, the entrepreneur assumes multiple roles, relies heavily on her close circle of friends, establishes relationships with artists and other individuals through the creation of a meaningful and informal environment, and combines strict planning with the ability to improvise in order to be able to seize opportunities. The findings also indicate that the sole management of a cultural non-profit enterprise is inherently challenging, encompassing the difficulties of securing funding, managing expectations and responsibilities, and working sustainably while adopting multiple roles. This thesis contributes to the existing literature on entrepreneurship in the arts and culture field by examining an under-researched type of cultural entrepreneurship. It also explores the challenges associated with leading a cultural organization alone and demonstrates the complementarity of the bricolage and effectuation theoretical tools in the study of cultural entrepreneurship. (Less)
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- author
- Mauricio Ribeiro Da Costa, Mariana LU and Zvereva, Daria LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SMMM40 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- cultural entrepreneurship, arts entrepreneurship, art gallery management, practices, challenges, bricolage, effectuation.
- language
- English
- id
- 9170354
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- 2024-08-05 14:17:52
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abstract = {{This thesis examines the practices and challenges of a sole management of a cultural enterprise by studying the case of Cadence Gallery and its founder Elsa, a cultural entrepreneur who solely established and manages a non-profit art gallery in Sweden. The qualitative research is based on semi-structured interviews with the entrepreneur and other individuals involved in the gallery's operations, participant observations, and document analysis. The triangulation of applied methods enabled the acquisition of comprehensive data and an in-depth examination of the practices and challenges associated with the sole management of a cultural enterprise. The collected data were analyzed in relation to previous research on the cultural entrepreneurs’ characteristics and behaviors, employing the theoretical frameworks of bricolage and effectuation. The results show that the sole management of a cultural enterprise is a complex undertaking, with the gallery functioning as an extension of the entrepreneur and reflecting her personal characteristics and preferences. Furthermore, in managing the gallery independently, the entrepreneur assumes multiple roles, relies heavily on her close circle of friends, establishes relationships with artists and other individuals through the creation of a meaningful and informal environment, and combines strict planning with the ability to improvise in order to be able to seize opportunities. The findings also indicate that the sole management of a cultural non-profit enterprise is inherently challenging, encompassing the difficulties of securing funding, managing expectations and responsibilities, and working sustainably while adopting multiple roles. This thesis contributes to the existing literature on entrepreneurship in the arts and culture field by examining an under-researched type of cultural entrepreneurship. It also explores the challenges associated with leading a cultural organization alone and demonstrates the complementarity of the bricolage and effectuation theoretical tools in the study of cultural entrepreneurship.}},
author = {{Mauricio Ribeiro Da Costa, Mariana and Zvereva, Daria}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{"Jack of all trades": The act of solely managing a cultural enterprise. A qualitative case study of an art gallery in Sweden.}},
year = {{2024}},
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