Power and Structure in Theater : Asymmetries of Power

• Autore: Schmidt Thomas
• Pubblicazione: Wiesbaden : , : Springer Vieweg. in Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, , 2023; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (419 pages)
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- 1 Power as a Political Resource-And as a Decision-Making and Management Tool in Theater -- References -- 2 The Peculiarities of the German Theater System -- 2.1 The Theater Landscape -- 2.2 Organizational Structure and Organizational Chart of the Theater -- 2.3 Management and Organizational Culture in Public Theaters -- 2.3.1 Management Models: Ethics of the Organization and Leadership Culture -- 2.3.2 The Types of a Modern Organizational Culture -- 2.4 The Role of the Artistic Director and His Central Function in the Theater -- 2.4.1 Management Requirements for an Artistic Director -- 2.4.2 Isomorphism -- 2.4.3 Power Generates More Power -- 2.4.4 Further Roles and Players in the Theater -- 2.5 First Conclusions and Options -- References -- 3 Power and Organization -- 3.1 Power As a Social Phenomenon -- 3.1.1 The Staging of Power in Elias and Kantorowicz -- 3.1.2 The Struggle for Power in Machiavelli -- 3.1.3 Power Consolidation in Thomas Hobbes -- 3.1.4 Friedrich Nietzsche, Thomas Macho, and the Will to Power -- 3.1.5 Lord Acton, Hannah Arendt, and the Corruption by Power -- 3.1.6 Power as a Diversity of Power Relations in Foucault -- 3.1.7 Symbolic Power in Bourdieu -- 3.2 The Destructive Side of Power-Abuse and Violence -- 3.2.1 Power, Abuse, and Narcissism -- 3.2.2 Power and Structural Violence -- 3.2.3 Spaces of Violence: Elias, Baumann, Baberowski -- 3.3 Organization, Structure, and Power -- 3.3.1 Power Through Political Language and Symbols in Pfeffer and Edelman -- 3.3.2 Rationalization of Decisions -- 3.3.3 The Social Construction of Societal Reality -- 3.3.4 Significance and Role of Political Language -- 3.3.5 Structural Asymmetry, Structure, and Power -- 3.3.6 Ambiguity in Organizations as Power Potential (March, Simon, Olsen). ; 3.3.7 Formal and Informal Power Structures in Crozier/Friedberg -- 3.3.8 Structure Influences Action and Generates Power (Giddens, Mintzberg) -- 3.3.9 Power, Imbalance, Conformity, and Consensus (Burawoy) -- 3.4 Organizational Culture as a Carrier of Power -- 3.5 Can Power be Measured? -- 3.6 Ethically Regulated and Controlled Influence Versus Power -- References -- 4 Power and Abuse in Theater -- 4.1 General Situation of Participants -- 4.2 Social and Work Situation -- 4.3 Abuse of Power -- 4.4 Sexual Assaults -- 4.5 Representation of Employees' Interests at the Theater -- 4.6 Protection of the Personal Rights of Theater Employees -- 4.7 Education Context -- 4.8 The Internal Locking of Theaters -- 4.9 Summary Assessment and Classification -- References -- 5 Results of the Study in Overview -- 5.1 The Results of the Study in Numbers and Overviews -- 5.1.1 Social Situation and Working Conditions -- 5.1.2 Current Presence of Power Abuse at German Theaters -- 5.1.3 Sexual Assaults -- 5.1.4 Involvement of Representatives of the Works Council -- 5.1.5 Protection of Employees' Personal Rights at the Theater -- 5.1.6 Education Context -- 5.1.7 The Internal Locking of Structures -- 5.2 Currently Experienced Forms of Power Abuse in Theater -- 5.2.1 Percentage Distribution of Power Abuse -- 5.2.2 Experienced Forms of Power Abuse-Explanations -- 5.3 Brief Overview of the Study Results -- References -- 6 Structural Power and Forms of Power Containment -- 6.1 The Basic Forms of Structural Power in Theater -- 6.2 Power-Reducing and -Containing Measures -- 6.2.1 Ethical Theater Management -- 6.2.2 Team and Process-Oriented Structural Reform of Theaters (TPSR-T) -- References -- Appendix 1-Theater Crises in D, AUT, and CH 2008-2019 (March 2019). ; Appendix 2-Value-Based Code of Conduct for the Prevention of Sexual Assault and Abuse of Power (German Stage Association, DBV 2018) -- Appendix 3-Code of the Performing Arts Action Alliance (Excerpt) (as of: 12/08/2018) -- References.
• Titolo autorizzato: Power and Structure in Theater
• ISBN: 3-658-42280-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910755081003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II