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4.6 KiB
YAML
138 lines
4.6 KiB
YAML
abstract: 'Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the perceptions of key
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stakeholders of the human resource management (HRM) practices and
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challenges in performing arts organisations in Victoria, Australia.
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Challenges include the precarious nature of employment in the industry;
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poor wages and conditions leading to financial insecurity and the
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domination of the industry by small- and medium-sized organisations. The
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passion and commitment of the performing arts workforce are both a
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strength and a weakness in that they ``buy in{''''} to the expectations of
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long hours and unpaid work. These challenges impact on managers and
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administrators as well as performers and raise many challenges for the
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HRM function and places constraints on even basic HRM practices. Despite
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the claims of the stakeholders that the large companies have
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sophisticated HRM practices the early evidence suggests otherwise.
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Furthermore, many of these problems cannot be solved at the
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organisational level and need an industry and government response.
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Design/methodology/approach A qualitative research approach is used to
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guide this study as it allows contextual evaluation of the data. Eight
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key stakeholders interviewed for this study included one official
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specialising in industrial relations from Live Performance Australia,
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one official from the Media and Entertainment and Arts Alliance, two
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government officials from the State government, one with responsibility
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for working with Performing Arts companies in relation to funding and
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resources, and the other with responsibility for government arts policy
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development; two chief executive officers - one from a small arts
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company and the other from a large arts company; one HR director from a
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large arts company; and one manager from a small-to-medium-size company.
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Face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were undertaken to provide an
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information-rich inquiry. Findings The study suggests that there are
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considerable barriers to the effective adoption and implementation of
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HRM in the performing arts. In particular, the research identified four
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major features that impact on HRM practices in the arts sector. These
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are: first, the precarious nature of employment, due to the short-term
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and project focussed work. Second, the reliance on often limited
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government funding, supplemented by philanthropy, sponsorship and box
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office takings, leading to short-term and long-term financial insecurity
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and limited capacity for long-term planning. Third, limited resources
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and high levels of casualisation which leads to low income, poor working
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conditions, lack of training and few opportunities for career
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development. Fourth, despite these difficult conditions, the sector
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appears to attract a highly motivated and committed workforce including
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not just performers but also managers and administrators and the sector
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appears to rely on their passion, commitment and shared endeavour.
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Originality/value This study contributes to the understanding of HRM
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systems and practices in the performing arts.'
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affiliation: 'Opara, SC (Corresponding Author), RMIT Univ, Coll Business, Melbourne,
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Vic, Australia.
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Opara, Stanley Chibuzo, RMIT Univ, Coll Business, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
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Stanton, Pauline, RMIT Univ, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
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Wahed, Waheduzzaman, Swinburne Univ Technol, Dept Management \& Mkt, Melbourne,
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Vic, Australia.'
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author: Opara, Stanley Chibuzo and Stanton, Pauline and Wahed, Waheduzzaman
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author-email: 'Stanley.Opara@rmit.edu.au
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Pauline.stanton@rmit.edu.au
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wwaheduzzaman@swin.edu.au'
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author_list:
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- family: Opara
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given: Stanley Chibuzo
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- family: Stanton
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given: Pauline
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- family: Wahed
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given: Waheduzzaman
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1108/ER-05-2018-0128
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eissn: 1758-7069
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files: []
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issn: 0142-5455
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journal: EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
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keywords: 'HRM and creative industry and performing arts; Industrial relations and
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creative industries and performing arts'
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keywords-plus: WORK; HRM; PROFESSIONALS; ORGANIZATION; MATTER
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language: English
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month: OCT 7
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number: '6'
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number-of-cited-references: '48'
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orcid-numbers: 'Opara, Stanley/0000-0001-8022-5098
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Stanton, Pauline/0000-0002-2036-6726'
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pages: 1451-1466
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papis_id: 1cc85ca2f0201142d603ef8cf0eb362d
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ref: Opara2019lovemoney
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times-cited: '4'
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title: 'For love or money: human resource management in the performing arts'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000487036600018
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usage-count-last-180-days: '5'
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usage-count-since-2013: '33'
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volume: '41'
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web-of-science-categories: Industrial Relations \& Labor; Management
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year: '2019'
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