Mentoring and Change in Cultural Organizations: The Experience of Directors in British National Museums |
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Authors: | Jonathan Paquette |
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Institution: | University of Ottawa , Ottawa , Canada |
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Abstract: | In management and arts management literature, mentoring is generally associated with social reproduction and emulation, and illustrates a phenomenon that is rather conservative in nature. Rarely is mentoring associated with change. In this article, we explore how mentoring has been a force of renewal for the institutional culture of British museums. This qualitative research brings attention to mentoring as a lever for cultural change through the experience of a new cohort of museum directors—one that has translated a new vision and approach to museums and the public into reality, and has brought forward the Labour government's cultural policy ideals. |
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Keywords: | change cultural organizations mentoring museums |
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