Wouter de Nooy Erasmus University Rotterdam The Netherlands Reward systems in art Wouter de Nooy Erasmus University Rotterdam The Netherlands Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002

Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002 Overview Reward systems and cultural production Mobility and dynamic prestige Results on the Dutch music industry Conclusion Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002

Standards and innovation Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002

Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002 Research design Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002

Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002 Roles and recruitment Politicians: media exposure - continuity? Bureaucrats: acquired rights and administrative classifications - continuity & limited variation Entrepreneurs: hits & misses - little continuity and variation Innovators: peer group control - selections from selections Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002

Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002 Dynamic prestige Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002

Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002 Data 737 record albums of Dutch popular music, 1976-1980 type: debut, continuation, transition market position: transnational, major/independent, other (small) previous hit success dynamic prestige in preceding year style specialization Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002

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Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002 Musical styles From progressive rock ... … to Dutch popular. Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002

Results: type of recruitment Dynamic prestige: prestige attracts transitions in small business segment Style specialization: no effect Market position: largest firms have more new acts and fewer transitions Previous hits: associated with transition rather than continuation Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002

Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002 Transition variables market position: direction ownership previous hit success dynamic prestige: direction style: transition inside, between, or outside the Dutch popular segment Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002

Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002 Transition results Dynamic prestige is not a factor on its own Style does not constrain transitions Market positions do not guide transitions Joint ownership enhances the exchange of acts without hits Sunbelt XXII, New Orleans, 2002