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Article: Bridging structural and micro-level factors in cultural labor studies: A multilevel analysis of performing arts administration professionals in Hong Kong
Title | Bridging structural and micro-level factors in cultural labor studies: A multilevel analysis of performing arts administration professionals in Hong Kong |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Multilevel analysis Arts management Cultural and creative industries Creative labour Organisation model Work and employment |
Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited. The Journal's web site is located at https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1871-2673 |
Citation | Social Transformations in Chinese Societies, 2020, v. 16 n. 1, p. 15-37 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Purpose:
This study aims to examine how the organizational structure of arts groups and their administrative personnel’s socio-demographic attributes affect the working conditions of and create tensions for their staff. Recent discussion about the cultural industries and labor has pursued two strands – macro-level research expounds on the organization of cultural industries and labor market; and micro-level studies focus on the work and employment of cultural practitioners. Very few of them, however, articulate the relationships between the two levels. This study contributes to the literature with a multilevel framework that examines the interplay between the structural conditions and personal factors in which labor–capital relationships evolve.
Design/methodology/approach:
This study applies a qualitative approach to collect and analyze data. It conducted 39 in-depth interviews with arts managers and administrators from a sample of 18 performing arts organizations across four performing arts sectors in Hong Kong, namely, drama, music, dance and opera. The stratified sample covers arts organizations of different funding models – the public “nationalized” form, the mixed-economy form, and the privatized form.
Findings:
This study shows that the funding and organization model of arts organizations resulted in various forms of job structure, and that the practitioners’ socio-demographic background shapes their career expectations. The job structure and career expectations together affect the labor turnover and influence organization strategies.
Originality/value:
This study’s methodological contribution lies on its application of a multilevel framework to analyze the relationships between the macro- and the micro-level factors underpinning the working conditions of labor in the cultural industries. Besides, it contributes to the discussion about “labor precariousness” with empirical evidence from a comparative study of arts managers and administrators from organizations across four performing arts sectors. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/284946 |
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dc.contributor.author | Shin, VKW | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tsang, LT | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tse, THL | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-07T09:04:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-07T09:04:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Social Transformations in Chinese Societies, 2020, v. 16 n. 1, p. 15-37 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1871-2673 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/284946 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: This study aims to examine how the organizational structure of arts groups and their administrative personnel’s socio-demographic attributes affect the working conditions of and create tensions for their staff. Recent discussion about the cultural industries and labor has pursued two strands – macro-level research expounds on the organization of cultural industries and labor market; and micro-level studies focus on the work and employment of cultural practitioners. Very few of them, however, articulate the relationships between the two levels. This study contributes to the literature with a multilevel framework that examines the interplay between the structural conditions and personal factors in which labor–capital relationships evolve. Design/methodology/approach: This study applies a qualitative approach to collect and analyze data. It conducted 39 in-depth interviews with arts managers and administrators from a sample of 18 performing arts organizations across four performing arts sectors in Hong Kong, namely, drama, music, dance and opera. The stratified sample covers arts organizations of different funding models – the public “nationalized” form, the mixed-economy form, and the privatized form. Findings: This study shows that the funding and organization model of arts organizations resulted in various forms of job structure, and that the practitioners’ socio-demographic background shapes their career expectations. The job structure and career expectations together affect the labor turnover and influence organization strategies. Originality/value: This study’s methodological contribution lies on its application of a multilevel framework to analyze the relationships between the macro- and the micro-level factors underpinning the working conditions of labor in the cultural industries. Besides, it contributes to the discussion about “labor precariousness” with empirical evidence from a comparative study of arts managers and administrators from organizations across four performing arts sectors. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited. The Journal's web site is located at https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1871-2673 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Social Transformations in Chinese Societies | - |
dc.subject | Multilevel analysis | - |
dc.subject | Arts management | - |
dc.subject | Cultural and creative industries | - |
dc.subject | Creative labour | - |
dc.subject | Organisation model | - |
dc.subject | Work and employment | - |
dc.title | Bridging structural and micro-level factors in cultural labor studies: A multilevel analysis of performing arts administration professionals in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Shin, VKW: vicshin@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Tse, THL: tommyt@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Shin, VKW=rp02066 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Tse, THL=rp01911 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/STICS-03-2019-0007 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 311543 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 16 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 15 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 37 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Netherlands | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1871-2673 | - |