TY - BOOK AU - Beckman,Gary D. AU - Androes,Karl TI - Strategic decision making in the arts: case studies in arts and cultural entrepreneurship T2 - Discovering the creative industries SN - 9781032539584 AV - HB615 .B4157 2025 U1 - 706.8/4 23/eng/20240612 PY - 2025/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Arts KW - Economic aspects KW - Decision making KW - Creative ability N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "For entrepreneurs in the creative fields, decision making is both a necessity and an art. Applying creativity to strategic decisions requires skills developed over time. This textbook provides arts entrepreneurship students a series of case studies centering on decision-making models applicable to launching and sustaining arts businesses. Each case set in the book focuses on a particular arts entrepreneur within the context of a range of creative businesses, from performance to videography. To facilitate classroom adoption, the authors provide expert guidance on getting the most from case-study-based learning. Additional features include insights into the key decision-making models in each case, analysis by a leader in the arts entrepreneurship education field on the factors forcing a decision, and a broad view on the arts ecologies surrounding each example. Suitable for students in arts management programs as well, this book introduces readers to case-based learning via practical examples that give students insight into strategic decision-making in the creative industries"-- ER -