The author of the article analyzes the problem of worker participation in management in symphony orchestras. Jerzy Łysiński characterizes the role of the conductor in orchestras and the relationship between the orchestra and the conductor in the history of classical music, describes the different models of artistic leadership, and criticizes the authoritarian management style in institutions of the performing arts. The author shares Peter Drucker’s point of view that a good relationship between the orchestra and the conductor can be used as a pattern and example for creative organization of the future.
keywords in Polish:
kierownictwo artystyczne, partycypacja pracowników w zarządzaniu, instytucje artystyczne, dyrygent, orkiestra, autokratyczny styl zarzadzania, demokracja przemysłowa, model „Orfeusza”, muzyka klasyczna, Peter Drucker
keywords in English:
artistic leadership, worker participation in management, performing arts institutions, conductor, orchestra, authoritarian management style, industrial democracy, the Orpheus process, classical music, Peter Drucker