Music Business Education in the Global Creative Industries: Curriculum design, inclusive practice and measures of success

Alex Timewell

doi:10.2478/ijmbr-2024-0001

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Music Business Education in the Global Creative Industries: Curriculum design, inclusive practice and measures of success

International Journal of Music Business Research

Volume 13 (2024): Issue 1 (April 2024)

By: Alex Timewell

Open Access

|Mar 2024

Abstract

The academic study of music business is becoming increasingly relevant as the creative industries evolve with developing digital and knowledge economies. Utilising a small-scale survey, this study considers indicators of successful career development as perceived by music business graduates to examine the ambitions of music business students, the design of inclusive competency frameworks and implications for policy discourse beyond a reliance on simplistic metrics.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijmbr-2024-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2227-5789

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Language: English

Page range: 3 - 16

Submitted on: Jan 12, 2024

Accepted on: Jan 25, 2024

Published on: Mar 2, 2024

Published by: International Music Business Research Association (IMBRA)

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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Related subjects:

Business and economics,

Business management,

Industries,

Entertainment industry, media, publishing companies,

Cultural management,

Social sciences,

Sociology,

Sociology of economy, organizations, and industry

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Volume 13 (2024): Issue 1 (April 2024)