March 2003
Background Note
HBS Case Collection

Management and Creativity in Television Broadcasting

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Douglas A Raymond

Format:Print
| Pages:8

Abstract

Management and creativity are sometimes assumed to be unrelated or even conflicting concepts. In the best cases, management controls enable artistic success by gathering resources and providing discipline. However, if pushed too far, the same discipline can stifle creativity. The best managers in the industry have learned to strike a fine balance between the need for operational control and respect for their employees' artistic freedom.

Keywords

Governance Controls; Leadership Development; Management; Managerial Roles; Creativity

Citation

Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Douglas A Raymond. "Management and Creativity in Television Broadcasting." Harvard Business School Background Note 303-108, March 2003.