Purpose – The Australian brewing sector has been subject to ever‐increasing concentration over recent years. Yet one firm, Coopers Brewery of South Australia, has managed to expand its market share in a highly competitive trading environment. This paper aims to consider how Coopers, one of...

While the arts field is more dynamic than ever, arts organizations move through various states of success in the consumer market as well as in markets for sponsorship, philanthropy and government support. World growth of those three sources of revenue has come to an end but fortunately or not,...

This paper argues that the entrepreneurial leader in non‐profit Performing Arts Organisations (PAOs) has received too little attention in literature pertaining to these organisations. This criticism also applies to museums. The paper explores how leaders in non‐profit performing arts...

Arts organisations, unsure of the level of continued government funding available and confronted with the need ever to improve, are seeking new ideas upon which they can focus. At a time when leadership and governance in arts organisations have changed in line with cultural expectations, how is...

In recent years museums have changed from being predominantly custodial institutions to becoming increasingly focussed on audience attraction. New emphasis is placed on museum‐audience interactions and relationships. This change in the purpose and priorities of museums has impacted upon the...