Internal and external factors in the development of a network organization in the arts: A mediation analysis

Andrej Srakar () and Miroslav Verbič

No AWP-05-2018, ACEI Working Paper Series from Association for Cultural Economics International

Abstract: Network organizations in the arts have recently received substantial discussion in cultural policy research. Yet, very seldom have they been empirically modelled. We analyze development of Društvo Asociacija, the cover network of non-governmental organizations and freelancers in culture and the arts in Slovenia in years 2004-2017. Using mediation analysis for time series, using generalized linear models and Granger mediation analysis, we observe three breakpoint periods in the development of the network and explore if they were the effects of internal, organizationally related factors or the mere response to external, macroeconomic changes. Our findings point to the importance of internal decisions of the organization which do not have a mediating effect to the consequences of external factors like financial crises. This shows that decisions of network organizations in the arts are not merely a reflection of changes in their environment.

Keywords: network organizations; arts and culture; mediation analysis; time series; external and internal factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2018-11, Revised 2018-11
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