Sub-theme 18: Creative Trajectories in Cultural Fields

Convenors:
Gino Cattani, New York University, USA
Dirk Deichmann, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Simone Ferriani, University of Bologna, Italy
Session I: Thursday, July 07, 11:00 to 12:30, TC.5.28
Selection, Shocks and Myths
Chair: Dirk Deichmann
Natalija Todorovic and Benedetto Lepori
Researchers’ strategies and agency in the selection of research problems
Discussant(s): Mariel N. Jurriens
Charlie Wall-Andrews and Oana Branzei
The difference EDID incubation makes: A three-cohort study of creative entrepreneurs during COVID-19
Discussant(s): Natalija Todorovic
Mariel N. Jurriens and Sierk Ybema
The innovation myth
Discussant(s): Charlie Wall-Andrews
Session II: Thursday, July 07, 14:00 to 15:30, TC.5.28
Collaboration and Networks
Chair: Gino Cattani
Joobin Ordoobody and Joris J. Ebbers
Creative collaborations: The interplay of agency and structure
Discussant(s): Potentially: Hannelore Van den Abeele
Demetrius Lewis and Ruo Jia
Ties that bind or free? Core-periphery collaboration and identity trajectories in U.S. film, 1985–2016
Discussant(s): Joobin Ordoobody
Hannelore Van den Abeele and Koen Van Laer
Creative careers in-the-making: Heterogeneous networks at work
Discussant(s): Demetrius Lewis
Session III: Friday, July 08, 09:00 to 10:30, TC.5.28
Categories
Chair: Gino Cattani
Jean-François Soublière, Jade Y. Lo and Eunice Rhee
Coherence within and across categories: The dynamic viability of product categories on Kickstarter
Discussant(s): Thijs A. Velema
Merve Gül Barut
Replication, distinction and legitimation: Category creation by a spinoff entrant within Turkish cymbal market
Discussant(s): Potentially: Jean-François Soublière
Thijs A. Velema
Categories, reputation, and novelty: How creative trajectories give organizations the capabilities and the incentives to introduce differentiated products
Discussant(s): Merve Barut
Session IV: Friday, July 08, 11:00 to 12:30, TC.5.28
Creative Industry
Chair: Dirk Deichmann
Paul Muller, Caroline Hussler and Bérangère L. Szostak
Building the middleground of creative fields: Unveiling cultural entrepreneurial dynamics in the Krautrock music
Discussant(s): Luca Pareschi
Isabelle Bouty and Marie-Léandre Gomez
Beyond the stars: Trajectories of consecrated chefs in haute cuisine
Discussant(s): Paul Muller
Nathan Osareme Odiase and Allègre L. Hadida
An exploratory study of style in the fashion industry
Discussant(s): Isabelle Bouty
Luca Pareschi, Davide Bizjak and Luigi Maria Sicca
The trajectory of the identity of a cultural festival: Festivaletteratura and its community
Discussant(s): Nathan Osareme Odiase
Session V: Friday, July 08, 14:00 to 15:30, TC.5.28
Legitimation Journeys
Chair: Simone Ferriani
Keyvan Kashkooli and Kelly Patterson
Staffing and survival: The symbolic nature of genre-based staffing levels, U.S. television shows from 1985–2004
Discussant(s): Lukas Vogelgsang
Pacey Foster
Microfoundations of consecration: Toward a theory of peer-based selection in novel genres
Discussant(s): Keyvan Kashkooli
Lukas Vogelgsang
Drawing inspiration from the crowd? How crowdfunding shapes creative products over career trajectories
Discussant(s): Pacey Foster
Session VI: Saturday, July 09, 09:00 to 10:30, TC.5.28
Group Discussion
Session VII: Saturday, July 09, 11:00 to 12:30, TC.5.28
Group Discussion