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Transforming the Danish Film Field Via ‘Professionalization’, Penetration and Integration

Bibliographic Data

ID23236176
AuthorsChris Mathieu (corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume15
Issue3
Pages242-249
Publication date2006-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCreativity and Innovation Management (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0963-1690 • E-ISSN: 1467-8691
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-8691.2006.00393.x
OpenAlexW2079093421
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited20

Using a qualitative case study of the transformations of the infrastructure of the Danish film field by the Danish Film Institute and its CEO, three basic questions about entrepreneurial agency are raised. The first deals with the relationship between the institutional environment and the personal backgrounds of entrepreneurial actors. The study finds that certain actors can be seen as possessing extreme or unique levels of legitimacy resulting in being rewarded with tremendous resources and opportunities for strategic action. The second question has to do with how, and what sort of role transformations can take place from a structurally central, but static position in a field. Here ‘ intermediary entrepreneurialism ’ was used to penetrate and integrate the field in such a way as to turn a structurally fixed position from a weak to a strong nexus. The third question deals with how transformations can be effected by an organization that straddles three prominent institutional fields and logics – the state, market and artistic expression. Here, the key role of the term ‘professionalization’ is emphasized, arguing that this term proved evocative and compelling in each institutional field. The case also adds to our understanding of institutional and transformation processes in creative industries by focusing on two less‐studied contexts – the role and strategies of centrally placed actors in initiating and leading transformational activities, and the role that entrepreneurial ‘bureaucrats’ can play in transforming creative industries.

Agency (philosophy) · Business · Danish · Economic system · Economics · Field (mathematics) · Legitimacy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Professionalization · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Transformational leadership · Artistic and Creative Research · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Law · Management and Organizational Studies

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year0,18
Citation span2009 - 2014 (6)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 3
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