Brigitte Biehl – författare

Dance and Organisation is the first comprehensive work to integrate dance theory and methods into the study of management, which have developed an interest in the arts and the humanities. Dance represents dynamics and change and puts the moving body at the centre, which has been ignored and oppressed by traditional management theory. ‘Being’ a leader however also means to ‘move’ like one, and critical lessons can be learned from ballerinas and modern dancers. Leadership is a dialogue, as in the work of musicians, conductors and DJs who manage groups without words. Movement in organisational space, in a museum or a techno club can be understood as a choreography and site-specific performance. Movement also is practically used for leadership and employee development workshops and can be deployed as an organisational research method.By taking a firm interdisciplinary stance in dance studies and organisational research to explore management topics, reflecting on practitioner accounts and research projects, the book seeks to make an innovative contribution to our understanding of the moving body, generating new insights on teamwork, leadership, gender in management, organisational space, training and research methods. It comprises an important contribution to the organizational behaviour and critical management studies disciplines, and looks to push the boundaries of the academic literature.

Dance and Organisation is the first comprehensive work to integrate dance theory and methods into the study of management, which have developed an interest in the arts and the humanities. Dance represents dynamics and change and puts the moving body at the centre, which has been ignored and oppressed by traditional management theory. ‘Being’ a leader however also means to ‘move’ like one, and critical lessons can be learned from ballerinas and modern dancers. Leadership is a dialogue, as in the work of musicians, conductors and DJs who manage groups without words. Movement in organisational space, in a museum or a techno club can be understood as a choreography and site-specific performance. Movement also is practically used for leadership and employee development workshops and can be deployed as an organisational research method.By taking a firm interdisciplinary stance in dance studies and organisational research to explore management topics, reflecting on practitioner accounts and research projects, the book seeks to make an innovative contribution to our understanding of the moving body, generating new insights on teamwork, leadership, gender in management, organisational space, training and research methods. It comprises an important contribution to the organizational behaviour and critical management studies disciplines, and looks to push the boundaries of the academic literature.

The Kardashians are not only a massive global pop culture phenomenon, they are also effective business leaders and entrepreneurs having established many brands and companies. In addition to their celebrity, they successfully market their businesses and serve as aspirational role models. They have changed our understanding of what successful women in the economic arena look like and how they’re supposed to behave.Brigitte Biehl uses examples from the popular TV series “The Kardashians” and “Keeping up with the Kardashians” to explore leadership concepts that focus on women in business, and the obstacles they face in a male dominated world. Among the many subjects that will appeal to a variety of readers, from college students to professional practitioners, Biehl addresses questions of gender performativity, bodies, motherhood, race, class, as well as issues on female misogyny and masculine leadership stereotypes. The book provides guidelines how to use TV series and film for self-directed learning to develop a better awareness and understanding of what goes on between people and one’s own leader identity.Exploring Effective Leadership Practices through Popular Culture aims to bring examples, theory and methodology of leadership to life by analyzing academic concepts through popular culture examples that will appeal to a broad range of readers.

Dieses Lehrbuch beschreibt Management in der Kreativwirtschaft als eine kreative, komplexe, kritische und beziehungsorientierte Handlungspraxis, die sich von herkömmlichen betriebswirtschaftlichen Ansätzen unterscheidet. Aus den Creative Industries entstehen neue Formen von Arbeit und Führung und sie sind Innovationstreiber für alle anderen Industrien. Kreativer Erfolg entspringt nicht einer genialen Einzelperson, sondern wird als eine Teamleistung verstanden. Das hebt die Beziehungsorientierung in dieser Tätigkeit hervor, bei der Prozesse gemeinsam gestaltet, Führung interaktiv geschaffen und soziale wie kulturelle Netzwerke aufgebaut und eingesetzt werden. Das Management von Künstlern kann dabei zur Inspirationsquelle für den eigenen Führungsstil werden.Das Lehrbuch richtet sich insbesondere an Bachelor-Studierende in den Bereichen Kreativwirtschaft, Medien-, Kultur- und Kommunikationsmanagement, aber auch der Betriebswirtschaftslehre sowie geisteswissenschaftlicher Fächer wie Kunstgeschichte, Theaterwissenschaft und Filmwissenschaft sowie an weiterführende Studiengänge. Kontrollfragen und Aufgaben am Ende jedes Kapitels sowie zahlreiche Praxisbeispiele, Tipps und Begriffsdefinitionen ermöglichen auch Praktikern vielfältige Nutzungsmöglichkeiten.

Der Kampf um die Macht in Westeros ist zwar blutiger als in jedem heutigen Unternehmen, aber genauso berechnend mit Intrigen, Fallen und Demütigungen. Das Buch analysiert Strategien von Führung (Leadership) am Beispiel der beliebten Fernsehserie und verbindet Serienkulturen mit Managementforschung. Das populäre Phänomen spielt in einer mittelalterlichen Fantasy-Welt und führt uns umso überzeichneter vielfältige Leadership-Archetypen in einem unsicheren Zeitalter vor: charismatische, authentische, maskuline und mütterliche Führungspersonen werden konstruiert und wieder demontiert. Hände, Penisse und Köpfe werden abgetrennt. So zelebriert die Serie auch die Macht derjenigen, die folgen oder es auch nicht tun müssen, und ihre Leader stets beeinflussen. Dr. Brigitte Biehl (Biehl-Missal) ist Professorin für Media and Communication Management an der SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences, School of Popular Arts (ehemals SRH Hochschule der populären Künste) in Berlin und leitet dort den Studiengang Creative Industries Management sowie das Institut für Weiterbildung (IWK). Ihr Hintergrund ist Theater-, Film- und Medienwissenschaft und BWL, sie publiziert international über Ästhetik und Management.

Dr. Brigitte Biehl (Biehl-Missal) is Professor for Media and Communication Management at the SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences, School of Popular Arts in Berlin, acting as Head of Studies B.A.