The Expression of the Dimensions of Smartness in Cultural Management: The Foundations of the Research
Open Access
- 20 February 2022
- journal article
- Published by Vilnius University Press in Socialiniai tyrimai
- Vol. 45 (1), 77-90
- https://doi.org/10.15388/soctyr.45.1.5
Abstract
The aim of the research is to substantiate the methodological foundations of empirical research by revealing the concept of the expression of dimensions of smartness in cultural management. The article formulates theoretical construct based on expression of smartness dimensions in cultural management. This construct is formulating by combining cultural management and smart governance concepts and closely linking cultural management with the implementation of cultural policy and seeing the specifics of smart cultural management. The expression of smartness dimensions at culture management model consist of six main dimensions: strategics, creative development, harmonization of interests in the cultural sector, empowered cultural sector parties, harmony of intellectual and technological capital, the culture of shared value creation. Methodology strategy is based on two philosophical approaches by combining induction and deduction which result is abduction approach. Qualitative analysis was performed of theoretical sources of foreign countries and Lithuania. Another part of qualitative research is based on the interviewing chosen respondents to get information about the expression of smartness dimensions at culture management model functioning. There would be chosen about 30 experts (till data saturation) by using quadruple helix. Experts are chosen from government, science, business and nongovernmental organizations’ sphere. Gained results let to form research results conception which consists of three parts: theoretical model, current situation model, perspective situation model. The trajectory of the change from the current situation model to the perspective situation model helps to highlight the areas requiring improvement of the functioning of the cultural field, planned directions (trends) of change.In future research, it is planned to form the indicators for all 6 theoretical dimensions of the expression of smartness dimensions at culture management model. Analysis based on this theoretical model also will be performed at the state level which provide a comprehensive view of the cultural field current situation and hypothetical perspective situation.Keywords
This publication has 43 references indexed in Scilit:
- Governing arts through valuation: The role of the state as network actor in the European Capital of Culture 2010Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 2016
- From cross-cultural management to global leadership: Evolution and adaptationJournal of World Business, 2016
- Technology Helps, People Make: A Smart City Governance Framework Grounded in Deliberative DemocracyPublished by Springer Science and Business Media LLC ,2015
- Smart Cities: Definitions, Dimensions, Performance, and InitiativesJournal of Urban Technology, 2015
- Mapping the arts: industry concentrations, distribution, and change in the US, 1980–2010International Journal of Cultural Policy, 2014
- Digital Dimension of Smart City: Critical AnalysisProcedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014
- “They Are All Organizations”: The Cultural Roots of Blurring Between the Nonprofit, Business, and Government SectorsAdministration & Society, 2014
- Web application vulnerability assessment and policy direction towards a secure smart governmentGovernment Information Quarterly, 2014
- Core Consensus, Strategic Variations: Mapping Arts Management Graduate Education in the United StatesThe Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society, 2013
- Seeking electronic information from government resources: A comparative analysis of two communities' web searching of municipal government websitesGovernment Information Quarterly, 2013