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A Profile of the Performing Arts Industry

Author : David H. Gaylin
Publisher : Business Expert Press
ISBN 13 : 1606495658
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book A Profile of the Performing Arts Industry written by David H. Gaylin and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2015-10-07 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attending a live concert or theatrical performance can be a thrilling experience. At their best, the performing arts represent the height of human creativity and expression. But the presentation on stage, whether it is Shakespeare, Beethoven, or The Lion King, depends on a business backstage. This book provides an overview of both the product on stage and the industry that makes it possible. While the industry’s product is unique—with unique supply and demand characteristics—it is still an industry, with supply inputs, organization structures, competitors, business models, value chains, and customers. We will examine each of the major segments (Broadway, regional theater, orchestra, opera, and ballet) along these business dimensions. This book will give lovers of the performing arts an understanding of the business realities that make live performances possible. Managers, board members, and performers will be better equipped to take on the strategic challenges their companies face. People contemplating any of these roles will have a better idea of what to expect. Business analysts and students of strategy will discover how economic frameworks apply in this unique setting where culture and commerce converge.

Performing Arts Center Management

Author : Patricia Dewey Lambert
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315525879
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Performing Arts Center Management written by Patricia Dewey Lambert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performing arts centers (PACs) are an integral part of the cultural and creative industries, significantly influencing the cultural, social, and economic vitality of communities around the world. Virtually all PACs are community-based and serve the public interest, whether structured as a public, nonprofit, for-profit, or hybrid entity. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the important community role of performing arts centers, especially those that mainly host and present work produced by other arts organizations. This gap is startling, given the ubiquitous presence of PACs in urban centers, small communities, as well as colleges and universities. This co-edited reference book provides valuable information at the intersection of theory and practice in the professional field of executive leadership of performing arts centers. Drawing on the expertise of leading academics, consultants, and executives, this book focuses on institutions and practices in the United States, and is contextualized within additional fields such as cultural planning, urban revitalization, and economic development. Performing Arts Center Management aims to provide valuable theoretical, conceptual, empirical, and practice-based information to current and future leaders in creative and cultural industries management. It serves as a unique reference for researchers, university students, civic leaders, urban planners, public venue managers, and arts administrators aspiring to improve or advance their work in successfully managing performing arts centers.

A Profile of the Software Industry

Author : Sandra A. Slaughter
Publisher : Business Expert Press
ISBN 13 : 1606496557
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book A Profile of the Software Industry written by Sandra A. Slaughter and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Software plays a critical role in today’s global information economy. It runs the computers, networks, and devices that enable countless products and services. Software varies in size from vast enterprise and communications systems like the enormous enterprise resource planning system from SAP to the tiny app Angry Birds. This book offers a profile of the software industry and the companies in the industry. It describes the primary products and services produced; reviews its history; explains how the industry is structured; discusses its economics and competitive environment; and examines important trends and issues including globalization, workforce, regulation, and the emergence of new software business models. Software runs the computers and networks that support the flow of information in the global economy, and this book provides a real look at the intricacies of this industry.

A Profile of the Farm Machinery Industry

Author : Dawn M. Drake
Publisher : Business Expert Press
ISBN 13 : 1606494430
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book A Profile of the Farm Machinery Industry written by Dawn M. Drake and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2013-12-28 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The farm machinery industry, though dominated by three large companies, is a complex sector of the global manufacturing economy that encompasses many smaller manufacturers as well. While contributing a small percentage to gross world product, it is vitally important to another key sector of the economy agriculture. Consequently, the recent rise in global crop prices has allowed the industry to be more resilient than other mature manufacturing sectors, like automobiles. The proposed book will provide a concise but comprehensive look at the farm machinery industry: its history, organization, competitors, and the challenges and opportunities the industry faces as a result of regulations, globalization and outside market forces. This will be done as a means of understanding a crucial building block to the success of agriculture's ability to feed the expanding world population.

A Profile of the Furniture Manufacturing Industry, Second Edition

Author : Susan M. Walcott
Publisher : Business Expert Press
ISBN 13 : 195152747X
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (515 download)

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Book Synopsis A Profile of the Furniture Manufacturing Industry, Second Edition by : Susan M. Walcott

Download or read book A Profile of the Furniture Manufacturing Industry, Second Edition written by Susan M. Walcott and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the role of global networks, lean and green production methods, customized quality versus price competitiveness, online outreach along with showroom access, labor issues, and related factors that continue to compel location shifts and extensions of the furniture industry. The furniture industry serves as an indicator for the changing state of American manufacturing. A brief history of U.S. furniture manufacturing creates the context for continuing geographic shifts among Asian locations, foreign ownership impacts and global market considerations, as well as the demands of three significant domestic market demographics. The furniture industry is separated into its various parts from wood to metal, home to institutional markets. Government actions including tariffs, health, and environmental regulations are also considered. Based on numerous interviews and site visits, strategies of corporate survivors in the face of mergers, and emergence of new players are profiled to indicate practices for increasing adaptive capacity and marketing the appeal of “made here”. This book highlights the role of global networks, lean and green production methods, customized quality versus price competitiveness, online outreach along with showroom access, labor issues, and related factors that continue to compel location shifts and extensions of the furniture industry.

A Profile of the Automobile and Motor Vehicle Industry

Author : James M. Rubenstein
Publisher : Business Expert Press
ISBN 13 : 1606495372
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (64 download)

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Book Synopsis A Profile of the Automobile and Motor Vehicle Industry by : James M. Rubenstein

Download or read book A Profile of the Automobile and Motor Vehicle Industry written by James M. Rubenstein and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The motor vehicle industry is one of the world’s largest. More than 1 billion vehicles are in use around the world, and 80 million are produced and sold annually. Motor vehicles—including passenger cars, trucks, and commercial vehicles such as buses and taxis—are the principal means by which people and goods are transported within and among most communities in the world. This book details the history of the motor vehicle and of the leading carmakers. Inside, you’ll learn just how cars are made and sold; the leading suppliers of parts that go into a car; the increasing role of government in regulating vehicles; and future challenges for the industry. The motor vehicle industry includes corporations that design, develop, and manufacture cars and trucks. These carmakers, such as Ford and Toyota, are among the world’s most-familiar corporate brands. The motor vehicle industry also encompasses lesser-known businesses, including several thousand parts makers, tens of thousands of retailers, and specialized lending agencies. The importance of the motor vehicle industry transcends even its central role in the global economy. The industry was responsible for many of the fundamental innovations of 20th century production, such as corporate organization, manufacturing processes, and labor relations, as well as sales innovations including product branding and consumer financing. In the 21st century, the motor vehicle industry has been a leader in adopting new production strategies and expanding into new markets.

A Profile of the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

Author : Susan M. Walcott
Publisher : Business Expert Press
ISBN 13 : 1606496573
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book A Profile of the Furniture Manufacturing Industry written by Susan M. Walcott and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The furniture industry has played an important role in the history of the United States as a bellwether for manufacturing. This sector continues to be a major manufacturing employer in the US and around the world through its utilization of a global production network. Types of furniture range from household (indoor and outdoor) to institutional, with particular growth in firms supplying medical and government-related commodities. The industry is highly responsive to economic and fashion trends, but is partitioned into high, medium and low cost segments that reveal different location-al and market responses to changes in these factors. Recent developments indicate that the post-1980's migration of furniture manufacturing to offshore, low labor cost countries has stabilized and shows signs of re-shoring in the US for high end customized technologically intensive products utilizing the remaining embedded skilled labor and locally clustered industry components. Businesses that survived the recessionary 'creative destruction' largely adopted lean manufacturing processes and took advantage of newly available, lower cost equipment and buildings to upgrade their production practices, absorbing market from former competitors. New partnerships will be traced with branches and headquarter relocations in Asia, along with cooperative supplier relationships with former U.S. and new foreign companies. Industry survivors adopted practices that could be highly instructive for other manufacturers challenged by globalization to grow stronger by increasing their adaptive capacity. Concepts illustrated in the furniture industry would be useful to a number of audiences in academic, industry and public policy markets. The proposed book provides an overview of the industry and its global production network including a brief overview of the manufacturing technologies of each sector. Assessment of new competitors in Asia and South America will illustrate opportunities and challenges in these locations. The book culminates by considering challenges, opportunities, and the future outlook of the industry in regional clusters.

A Profile of the Global Auto Industry

Author : Mike Smitka
Publisher : Business Expert Press
ISBN 13 : 1631572970
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book A Profile of the Global Auto Industry written by Mike Smitka and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2016-12-29 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book on the global auto industry viewed through the lens of technology. It starts by tracing how innovation shaped the first century of its history, then it examines the industry’s shifting footprint in Europe and North America, and the rise of new producers, particularly China. Succeeding chapters emphasize the role of suppliers in what is now a high-tech industry. This book describes new forms of collaboration that challenge traditional supply chain relations, analyzing regulation as a driver of innovation, and the enabling role of the materials science revolution, such as the shift of steel from a commodity to a highly engineered product. It covers innovations in management, from computer-aided engineering, roadmapping, and just-in-time methods to the evolving role of workers and public policy. The authors finish with an overview of electric vehicles, shared mobility, and autonomous vehicles, concluding that they will not prove disruptive.

A Profile of the Steel Industry

Author : Peter Warrian
Publisher : Business Expert Press
ISBN 13 : 1631573845
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book A Profile of the Steel Industry written by Peter Warrian and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2016-01-13 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steel companies were at the birth of the modern business corporation. The first billion dollar corporation ever formed was U.S. Steel in 1901. By the mid-twentieth century the steel mill and the automobile plant were the two pillars upon which the twentieth century industrial economy rested. Given the scale of capital and operations, vertical integration was seen to be pivotal, from the raw materials of iron ore and coal on one end of the supply chain to the myriad of finished products on the other. By the end of the twentieth century, however, things had dramatically changed. Take a look inside for a brilliant and concise history of the steel industry. The author presents a comprehensive account of the economics of the industry, with an overview of how the industry operates and the environment in which it operates. This book includes a detailed discussion of the regulation of the industry; a documentation of the reasons why a rejuvenated steel industry will be critical to the economic health of the modern economy; and a rationale for the reemergence of the steel industry in particular, and manufacturing in general, as a vital force in the North American economy of the new millennium. It is widely perceived that the United States is moving from an industrial age into an information age, driven by high technology. That image for steel is now being reversed. The steel industry has continuously been forced to remake itself, and this book describes those developments and dynamics. Information technology is pervasive across the industry and ecological improvement is steel intensive.

A Profile of the Oil and Gas Industry, Second Edition

Author : Linda Herkenhoff
Publisher : Business Expert Press
ISBN 13 : 1631579029
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book A Profile of the Oil and Gas Industry, Second Edition written by Linda Herkenhoff and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We know that the people of Mesopotamia were using crude oil as a tar for building ships and houses as early as 3000 BC, so it is not by any means a new industry-but it is a volatile one. Oil and gas are important to every aspect of our economy yet this industry is distinguished by its combination of increasing demands and decreasing discovery volumes-and it is an industry shrouded in an environment of extremely volatile pricing. This book is a vital introduction to the oil and gas industry that focuses on history, operations, major companies, outside market forces, regulation, and the current challenges the industry faces. Such factors as finite natural resources, the environment, economics, geopolitics, and technology are also analyzed in detail. The focus on oil and gas is likely to continue to grow until efficient, environmentally safe alternate fuels become available. And because it's woven with complex relationships that are ever changing, this book is the best tool to have for a better understanding of this industry.

Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Performing Arts Workforce

Author : TOBIE S. STEIN
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781032086385
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Performing Arts Workforce written by TOBIE S. STEIN and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Performing Arts Workforce examines the systemic and institutional barriers and individual biases that continue to perpetuate a predominately White nonprofit performing arts workforce in the United States. Workforce diversity, for purposes of this book, is defined as racial and ethnic diversity among workforce participants and stakeholders in the performing arts, including employees, artists, board members, funders, donors, educators, audience, and community members. The research explicitly uncovers the sociological and psychological reasons for inequitable workforce policies and practices within the historically White nonprofit performing arts sector, and provides examples of the ways in which transformative leaders, sharing a multiplicity of cultural backgrounds, can collaboratively and collectively create and produce a culturally plural community-centered workforce in the performing arts.

The Performing Arts in a New Era

Author : Kevin F. McCarthy
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780833032362
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (323 download)

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Download or read book The Performing Arts in a New Era written by Kevin F. McCarthy and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines recent trends in the performing arts and discusses howthe arts are likely to evolve in the future. It is the first book to providea comprehensive overview of the performing arts, including analysis ofopera, theater, dance, and music, in both their live and recorded forms. Theauthors focus on trends affecting four aspects of the performing arts--audiences, performers, arts organizations, and financing--and offer a visionfor the future. The book discusses the implications of current and likelyfuture developments and considers public policy issues such as publicfunding for the arts.

Company and Industry Research

Author : Hiromi Kubo
Publisher : Business Expert Press
ISBN 13 : 1631570382
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Company and Industry Research written by Hiromi Kubo and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of this book is to describe information search strategies and techniques critical for business practitioners and to pinpoint credible sources of information on specific topics in company and industry research. In today’s information age, businesses have an ever-growing need to obtain quality information in a timely manner and incorporate it effectively into decision making, and when such a need occurs business managers often face a situation of performing information research themselves with a limited budget. Rather than frantically running searches on random websites with much time wasted, it is imperative that they understand the nature of business information research, develop a systematic plan for data collection, and use appropriate information from credible sources. Learning and becoming familiar with the significance of these information resources is a key for successful business research.

Counseling for Artists, Performers, and Other Creative Individuals

Author : Olga E. Gonithellis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351701193
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Counseling for Artists, Performers, and Other Creative Individuals written by Olga E. Gonithellis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Informed by clinical case studies, scientific research, and relevant theories, Counseling for Artists, Performers, and Other Creative Individuals takes an in-depth look at the ways creative traits, the arts and entertainment industries, and mental health interact. This hands-on guide examines many of the issues that afflict creative populations, such as performance anxiety, psychiatric disorders, and occupational stress, with a nuanced understanding of the roles that creativity and the arts play in the lives of these individuals. Each chapter provides examples of specific goals and interventions for clinical practice, including additional space for clinicians to write down ideas tailored to their clients’ unique needs. This is essential reading for practitioners looking to treat creative clients’ psychological difficulties with insight and sensitivity.

Performance and Cosmopolitics

Author : H. Gilbert
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230273920
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Performance and Cosmopolitics written by H. Gilbert and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-04-12 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ground-breaking study of cross-cultural theatre in the Australasian region focuses on theatrical events and practices in avant-garde and mainstream contexts. It explores the cultural and political dimensions of Australia's engagement with Asia and sheds light on international arts marketing and trends in cross-cultural performance training.

The Ultimate Performing Arts Career Guide

Author : Yellowbrick Learning
Publisher : Yellowbrick Learning
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (661 download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate Performing Arts Career Guide written by Yellowbrick Learning and published by Yellowbrick Learning. This book was released on 2022-12-04 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Performing Arts Career Guide Discover your skills and interests to help you determine your performing arts career goals with this career guide and career prep exercises. During the 2018-19 season, more than 30 million people attended Broadway shows and touring productions, generating over $1.8 billion dollars. That growth led to an increase in jobs on stage and behind the curtain with arts and cultural employment in the U.S. growing by 1.2% in 2019. What are those jobs and how do you get started in the performing arts industry? To help you determine and achieve your career goals, we have created this comprehensive guide. Yellowbrick’s Ultimate Performing Arts Career Guide is your source to discover opportunities and learn entry points into the performing arts industry. In this guide, you can begin to explore the performing arts jobs that drive the performing arts market, then search for your perfect career by area of interest, skills, companies, or industry experts. Learn about your skills and interests, and articulate them confidently to identify options within the performing arts industry that you might pursue. Then, implement a successful strategy to attain your desired professional outcomes. In this guide you’ll find the following information: • Overview of The Performing Arts Industry • Future of The Performing Arts Market • Performing Arts Career Library • Career Planning Strategy to get into The Performing Arts Industry You’ll also find simple exercises that help you: • form a career planning strategy to get into the performing arts industry • find your passion in performing arts and identify an area of interest to pursue • learn the performing arts industry through top brands and its key players • identify your skills and match them to a performing arts area of interest This guide will helo you to start planning your performing arts career. Whether you’re a novice, a student, or a professional, you can further your career path by better understanding the opportunities available, as well as the skills and qualifications you need to succeed. About Yellowbrick.co Yellowbrick.co is on a mission to inspire the next generation to pursue a career that aligns their talents and passions with the universities and brands they know and trust. Working in partnership with the world’s leading universities, brands and industry experts, Yellowbrick creates learning experiences that help tomorrow’s leaders discover and pursue career paths in growing global industries that align with their passions, including fashion, sports, beauty, music and media.

Entrepreneurship in the Creative Industries

Author : C. Henry
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 184844012X
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book Entrepreneurship in the Creative Industries written by C. Henry and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is like a delicious smörgåsbord with a variety of contributions within creative industries research. David Rylander, Papers in Regional Science This book positions itself with an international approach and with a focus on entrepreneurship. My perception is that this will be read with major interest by policymakers around the world, who right now consider how to form strategies and construct policies to support their own creative industries. . . The book raises interesting aspects of creative industries in comparison to more traditional industries. . . Charlotta Mellander, International Small Business Journal This collection of papers adds some new dimensions to the current creative entrepreneurship research agenda. It highlights the valuable economic and social contribution of the sector but also encourages policymakers, educators and trainers to continue to evaluate the critical role they play in the creative enterprise development process. Culturelink . . . a delight to read. The book is novel and covers an important area of entrepreneurship that is definitely worthy of more attention. The book is useful to practitioners in the creative industries field that want to learn more about the international importance of the sector and also to academics who conduct research in the area. Vanessa Ratten, Journal of Enterprising Communities There is increasing conversation about this industry at conferences around the world. This book would be helpful in putting definitional boundaries around the topic and bringing together the latest research on the topic. It has an automatic international scope, has an interesting selection of subtopics including gender, trends, and economic contributions and is cleverly organized. Patricia G. Greene, Babson College, US The creative industries represent a vital, exciting and rapidly changing field of activity; one that is now recognised as a key growth sector in the knowledge-based economy. However, there is still a general lack of understanding of what is meant by the term creative industry , and thxe creative sector has not, to date, been the subject of concerted academic research. This book redresses the balance by providing valuable insights into the creative entrepreneurial process and platforming some of the key challenges yet to be addressed. A range of pertinent and diverse topics relating to creative entrepreneurship are dealt with, including the different quantitative and qualitative methodologies adopted by researchers in this field. In addition, the nature of creative entrepreneurship across different industry sub-sectors and in different economic and geographical contexts is examined. Illustrating the valuable economic and social contribution of the creative industries sector, Entrepreneurship in the Creative Industries aims to encourage policymakers, educators and trainers to continue to evaluate their critical role in the creative enterprise development process. Students and researchers in entrepreneurship and creative industries fields will also find the book to be an illuminating read.