M. Kaiser's Books

Elusive Joy

Waiting for Spring

By: Georgia M. Kaiser

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HOPEis the essence of life. Lets start from the beginning . . . We all know where we were when we got the news that President Kennedy was assassinated, the space shuttle explosions, and yes, the 9/11 attack. True tragedies all these acts changed the course of our lives forever. In the Blink of an Eye, the darkness sets in.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1479778656

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9781479778652

Curtains?

The Future of the Arts in America

By: Michael M. Kaiser

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Curtains?

The Future of the Arts in America

By: Michael M. Kaiser

In this clear-minded but sobering book, Michael M. Kaiser assesses the current state of arts institutions-orchestras; opera, ballet, modern dance, and theater companies; and even museums. According to Kaiser, new developments in the twenty-first century, including the Internet explosion, the death of the recording industry, the near-death of subscriptions, economic instability, the focus on STEM education in schools, the introduction of movie-theater opera, the erosion of newspapers, the threat to serious arts criticism, and the aging of the donor base have together created tremendous challenges for all arts organizations. Using Michael Porter's model of industry structure to describe how industries evolve, Kaiser argues persuasively that unless steps are taken now, midsized performing arts institutions will have all but evaporated by 2035. Only the largest arts organizations will survive, with tickets priced for the very wealthy and programming limited to the most popular and lucrative productions. Kaiser concludes with a call to arms. With three extraordinary decades' experience as an arts administrator behind him, he advocates passionately for risk-taking in programming and more creative marketing, and details what needs to happen now-building strong donor bases, creating effective boards, and collective action-to sustain the performing arts for generations to come.

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Brandeis University Press

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1611687047

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9781611687040

The Phantom Penguin

By: Dawn M. McIntyre

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The Phantom Penguin

By: Dawn M. McIntyre

Molly James and her brother, Billy, have done a lot of traveling with their parents. They have just been informed that they are going to Antarctica to study the Emperor Penguin. Molly begins to have nightmares about penguins, but she can’t remember what the dreams are about when she’s awake. Molly sees the phantom penguin and tries to tell her family about it. Her parents think she’s making it up because she doesn’t want to go to Antarctica. When the family reaches the Arctic, the phantom penguin shows itself to Molly regularly. She begins to think that something bad is going to happen to her family and she tries to warn them, but they just tell her that they don’t want to hear about it. Molly gets lost in a snowstorm, and the only thing she can turn to for help is the phantom penguin. As children read this story they will learn about the emperor penguin’s habitat and survival instincts, as well as be entertained by the story line itself.

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110

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iUniverse

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0595142931

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9780595142934

The Art of the Turnaround

Creating and Maintaining Healthy Arts Organizations

By: Michael M. Kaiser

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The Art of the Turnaround

Creating and Maintaining Healthy Arts Organizations

By: Michael M. Kaiser

Practical advice (supported by extensive case studies) for fixing troubled arts organizations

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UPNE

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1584658142

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9781584658146

Agricultural Product Prices

By: William G. Tomek,Harry M. Kaiser

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Agricultural Product Prices

By: William G. Tomek,Harry M. Kaiser

Published continuously since 1972, Agricultural Product Prices has become the standard textbook and reference work for students in agricultural and applied economics, buyers and sellers of commodities, and policymakers, clearly explaining conceptual and empirical models applicable to agricultural product markets. The new fifth edition uses up-to-date information and models to explain the behavior of agricultural product prices. Topics include price differences over market levels (marketing margins), price differences over space (regionally and internationally) and by quality attributes, and price variability with the passage of time (seasonal and cyclical variations, trends, and random behavior). William G. Tomek and Harry M. Kaiser review and adapt microeconomic principles to the characteristics of agricultural commodity markets and then apply these principles to the various dimensions of price behavior. They also provide an in-depth discussion of prices established for futures contracts and their relationship to cash (spot) market prices; cover the influential roles of price discovery institutions, such as auctions and negotiated contracts, and government policies regulating trade and farms; and discuss the specification, use, and evaluation of empirical models of agricultural prices, placing emphasis on the challenges of doing high-quality, useful analyses and interpreting results.

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497

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Cornell University Press

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0801471109

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9780801471100

Strategic Planning in the Arts

A Practical Guide

By: Michael M. Kaiser

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Strategic Planning in the Arts

A Practical Guide

By: Michael M. Kaiser

Planning today is more important than ever. Both acquisition and allocation of resources are increasingly difficult for arts organizations as a result of emerging technologies, reduced arts education, aging donors, and the advent of new forms of entertainment. It is essential for arts organizations to take a coherent approach to these issues to remain vibrant over time. In fact, most arts organizations do periodically attempt some kind of planning exercise. But a review of hundreds of such plans suggests that most contain merely a wish list, rather than concrete plans for the future: "We will increase ticket sales!" is a common "strategy" expressed in too many arts plans. In the absence of details about how ticket sales will be increased, it's an empty promise. In Strategic Planning in the Arts, Michael M. Kaiser, the former head of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, and an arts management guru, has produced a clear, concise guide for staff or board members of not-for-profit arts organizations who are responsible for developing, evaluating, or implementing plans. Relying on real-world cases and examples, Kaiser shows how to conceive, assess, and act on every part of the strategic plan, from the mission statement to the financial statement; from managing the board to marketing. Praise for Michael Kaiser: "A rich yet tidy cornucopia of solutions for the challenges facing the American arts scene." - Washington Post

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Brandeis University Press

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151260321X

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9781512603217

The Cycle

A Practical Approach to Managing Arts Organizations

By: Michael M. Kaiser,Brett E. Egan

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The Cycle

A Practical Approach to Managing Arts Organizations

By: Michael M. Kaiser,Brett E. Egan

In the third book of his popular trilogy on creating and sustaining arts organizations, Michael Kaiser reveals the hidden engine that powers consistent success. According to Kaiser, successful arts organizations pursue strong programmatic marketing campaigns that compel people to buy tickets, enroll in classes, and so on—in short, to participate in the organization’s programs. Additionally, they create exciting activities that draw people to the organization as a whole. This institutional marketing creates a sense of enthusiasm that attracts donors, board members, and volunteers. Kaiser calls this group of external supporters the family. When this hidden engine is humming, staff, board, and audience members, artists, and donors feel confidence in the future. Resources are reinvested in more and better art, which is marketed aggressively; as a result, the “family” continues to grow, providing even more resources. This self-reinforcing cycle underlies the activities of all healthy arts organizations, and the theory behind it can be used as a diagnostic tool to reveal—and remedy—the problems of troubled ones. This book addresses each element of the cycle in the hope that more arts organizations around the globe—from orchestras, theaters, museums, opera companies, and classical and modern dance organizations to service organizations and other not-for-profit cultural institutions—will be able to sustain remarkable creativity, pay the bills, and have fun doing so!

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Brandeis University Press

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1611684781

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9781611684780

Leading Roles

50 Questions Every Arts Board Should Ask

By: Michael M. Kaiser

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Leading Roles

50 Questions Every Arts Board Should Ask

By: Michael M. Kaiser

Kaiser is something of a rescue artist."ùTime --

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Brandeis University Press

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1584659068

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Interdisciplinary Research and Trans-disciplinary Validity Claims

By: C. F. Gethmann,M. Carrier,G. Hanekamp,M. Kaiser,G. Kamp,S. Lingner,M. Quante,F. Thiele

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Interdisciplinary Research and Trans-disciplinary Validity Claims

By: C. F. Gethmann,M. Carrier,G. Hanekamp,M. Kaiser,G. Kamp,S. Lingner,M. Quante,F. Thiele

Interdisciplinarity has seemingly become a paradigm for modern and meaningful research. Clearly, the interdisciplinary modus of deliberation enables to unfold relevant but quite different disciplinary perspectives to the reflection of broader scientific questions or societal problems. However, whether the comprehensive results of interdisciplinary reflection prove to be valid or to be acceptable in trans-disciplinary terms depends upon certain preconditions, which have to be fulfilled for securing scientific quality and social trust in advisory contexts. The present book is written by experts and practitioners of interdisciplinary research and policy advice. It analyses topical and methodological approaches towards interdisciplinarity, starting with the current role of scientific research in society. The volume continues with contributions to the issues of knowledge and acting and to trans-disciplinary deliberation. The final conclusions address the scientific system as substantial actor itself as well as the relevant research and education politics.

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Springer

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331911400X

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9783319114002

Improving Energy Decisions

Towards Better Scientific Policy Advice for a Safe and Secure Future Energy System

By: Bert Droste-Franke,M. Carrier,M. Kaiser,Miranda Schreurs,Christoph Weber,Thomas Ziesemer

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Improving Energy Decisions

Towards Better Scientific Policy Advice for a Safe and Secure Future Energy System

By: Bert Droste-Franke,M. Carrier,M. Kaiser,Miranda Schreurs,Christoph Weber,Thomas Ziesemer

Managing a successful transition of the current energy supply system to less carbon emitting options, ensuring a safe and secure supply during the whole process and in the long term, is one of the largest challenges of our time. Various approaches and first implementations show that it is not only technological issue, but also a matter of societal acceptance and acceptability, considering basic ethic values of the society. The main foci of the book are, thus, to develop an understanding about the specific challenges of the scientific policy advice in the area, to explore typical current approaches for the analysis of future energy systems and to develop criteria for the quality assessment and guidelines for the improvement of such studies. The book provides assistance to the interpretation of existing studies and guidelines for setting up and carrying out new analyses as well as for communicating and applying the results. Thereby, it aims to support the involved actors such as the respective scientific experts and researchers as well as decision makers, energy suppliers, stakeholders and the interested public in designing procedures for a successful transition process. The study elaborates consistent interdisciplinary advice as contribution for realising a continuously safe and secure, long-term viable energy supply in spite of diverse interests, multi-level responsibilities, multi-dimensional processes, large uncertainties and lack of knowledge about future developments.

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3319113461

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9783319113463

Analytic Writing Guide

By: Louis M. Kaiser,Randolph H. Pherson

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Analytic Writing Guide

By: Louis M. Kaiser,Randolph H. Pherson

This book is a user's guide for writing papers, short memos, and emails when the objective is to inform a busy reader preoccupied with other tasks. The objective is to make sure that all the information needed to understand the main points is in the paper and in the right order, minimizing or eliminating extraneous information and ideas, and resolving inconsistencies. The guide offers a mix of strategic and tactical advice, ranging from how to get started to how to order information in a paragraph. It is not a book about grammar; nor is it a treatise on critical thinking. Grammar and style are undeniably important, but elegantly written sentences will fail to communicate your conclusions if the flow of ideas and information is flawed. If the flow of ideas and information is muddled, your reader will seldom read the paper in its entirety. The primary target audiences for the Guide are policymakers, intelligence analysts, law enforcement officers, and the business world, but the principles underlying the teaching points are applicable to anyone seeking to communicate ideas more effectively--including high school and university students.

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0979888026

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Book's by M. Kaiser

Elusive Joy

Elusive Joy

Curtains?

Curtains?

The Phantom Penguin

The Phantom Penguin

The Art of the Turnaround

The Art of the Turnaround

Agricultural Product Prices

Agricultural Product Prices

Strategic Planning in the Arts

Strategic Planning in the Arts

The Cycle

The Cycle

Leading Roles

Leading Roles

Interdisciplinary Research and Trans-disciplinary Validity Claims

Interdisciplinary Research and Trans-disciplinary Validity Claims

Improving Energy Decisions

Improving Energy Decisions

Analytic Writing Guide

Analytic Writing Guide

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