Book chapter
Ensemble Orchestra: Overcoming an existential crisis in four movements
Case Studies on Nonprofit Resilience Management, pp 71-82
22 Apr 2025
Abstract
This case study traces the flexuous journey of a small, nonprofit orchestra that experienced a series of governance-related existential crises over time. The most significant internal crisis occurred when the charismatic founder and music director suddenly parted ways in a situation marked by acute leadership conflict and severe financial distress. This left a strategic void in the organization. Subsequently, another crisis of leadership arose when a new artistic director, viewed as the new hope for the orchestra, suddenly left the organization, again due to conflict and distress. Soon after his exit, the COVID-19 pandemic created an opportunity for the organization to redefine itself. Despite existential threats, the organization not only managed to survive but also to strategically pivot itself to a new modus vivendi.
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- Title
- Ensemble Orchestra: Overcoming an existential crisis in four movements
- Creators
- Rajiv NagNeville VakhariaTeresa Harrison
- Publication Details
- Case Studies on Nonprofit Resilience Management, pp 71-82
- Series
- Elgar Cases in Business and Management
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing; Cheltenham, UK
- Number of pages
- 12
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Arts Administration; Economics (School of Economics); Pennoni Honors College; Management
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105013931630
- Other Identifier
- 991022053615104721