F1524 Cooperative, Self-Subsidization, and Creative Leadership Strategies For Arts and Cultural Organizations (Cultural Heritage Sp. Track)

Week 1
Orientation Week

Week 2
- Course Introduction and Discussion of syllabus.
1. Why should arts, cultural, and cultural heritage site organizations consider cooperative, self subsidization, and creative leadership strategies?
- See discussion notes.

- V, Ch. 1
- IDT, Ch. 1
2. Types of cooperative, self-subsidization, creative, public sector support, and charitable strategies.
- Case: Performing Arts Organization
- See discussion notes.
- Richard P. Nielsen, “Self-Subsidization Strategies For Nonprofit Organizations,” Strategic Management Journal.
- V, Ch. 6
- IDT, Ch. 4

Week 3
3. A brief history of the evolution and development of arts, cultural, and cultural heritage site organizations.
- Case: Museum
- See discussion notes.
- Richard P. Nielsen, “Cooperative Strategy,” Strategic Management Journal.
- V, Ch. 2, 5    
- IDT, Ch. 2    

Week 4
4. Causes of and obstacles to support for arts, cultural, and cultural site organizations.
- Case: Library
- See discussion notes.
- Richard P. Nielsen, “Intrapreneurship As A Peaceful Transition Strategy For Public Sector Organizations,” Strategic Management Journal.
- V, Ch. 3
- IDT, Ch. 7
- IDT, Ch. 8

Week 5
5. Innovation and entrepreneurship in arts and cultural organizations: A strategic perspective.
- Case: University
- See discussion notes.
- V, Ch. 1
- IDT, Ch. 6

Week 6
- Continued Discussion of innovation and entrepreneurship in arts and cultural organizations.    
- Case: Business/Government Cultural/Environmental Hotel Resort
- See discussion notes.
- V, Ch. 7

Week 7             
6. Coordinating vision and values with cooperative, cross-subsidization, and creative leadership strategies.
- Case: UNESCO Village
- See discussion notes.
- V, Ch. 4

Week 8
Midterm break

Week 9
- Discussion continued on Coordinating vision and values with strategies.
- Case: Agricultural Tourism cooperation between government and business
- See discussion notes.
- V, Ch. 4

Week 10
7. Creative human resources management and organizational development.
- Case: Student Case 1
- See discussion notes.
- V, Ch. 8

Week 11
- Creative human resources management and organizational development continued.
- Case: Student Case 2.
- See discussion notes.
- IDT, Ch. 7

Week 12
8. Strategic analysis for selecting cooperative, self-subsidization, and creative strategies
- Case: Student Case 3
- See discussion notes.
- V, Ch. 5
- IDT, Ch. 6

Week 13
9. Implementing cooperative, self-subsidization, and creative strategies.    
- Case: Student Case 4
- See discussion notes.
- V, Ch. 11    
- IDT, Ch. 10, 12    

Week 14
10. Reflection on cooperative and self-subsidization leadership and management: Toward praxis, happiness?
- See discussion notes.

Week 15                    
Exam Week
- Exam
- Papers Due

- 15% Quality of class participation,
- 40% Essay exam
- 45% Cross-Cultural Negotiating Action-Learning Plan paper.

- Richard P. Nielsen, “Self-Subsidization Strategies For Nonprofit Organizations,” Strategic Management Journal.
- Richard P. Nielsen, “Cooperative Strategy,” Strategic Management Journal.
- Richard P. Nielsen, “Intrapreneurship As A Peaceful Transition Strategy For Public Sector Organizations,” Strategic Management Journal.
- Lidia Varbanova, Strategic Management in the Arts. New York, London: Routledge.
- Scott Isaksen, K. Brian Dorval, and Donald Treffinger. Creative Approaches To Problem Solving. Los Angeles: Sage. E-book available.
- Additional current events and other materials will be distributed in class.  E-book is available.