Creativity out of chaos

Creativity is said to be highly desired in post-modern and post-industrial organizations Creativity and anarchy on the one hand, and managerialism, on the other, can be seen as different forms of knowledge, two opposed ideals. In many organizational as well as societal reforms we currently observe it is the managerialist ideal that wins over the anarchic. In this paper, we wonder if people fear anarchy? We reflect on the possible reasons for the fear, and we also try to explain why we believe that anarchic organizing should not be avoided or feared

Managing art-related businesses

The production of art has become an international multi-billion dollar industry during the twentieth century. Up to now attention has been focused on the art products themselves and on their aesthetic status and moral desirability. The activities of the associated cultural industries have remained largely unexplored. This article takes a tentative step towards filling this gap in the study of organizations.Art production