Proposed Merger between Utah Opera & Utah Symphony 1. Illustrate how Bill Bailey‚ chairman of the board of the Utah Opera Organization‚ might use one theory of motivation to oppose or support the merger. The word “motivation” represents a psychological stimulus that causes one to voluntarily act‚ the direction has to be goal oriented and attainable for the behavior to be successful. The theory that Mr. Bailey could use to oppose this merger would be the process theory “equity” component.
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of the Utah Symphony Organization (USO) and the Utah Opera Company (UOC). In order for the merger to be successful‚ Anne will need to create some successful strategies for managing each of these concepts. Utah Symphony Strengths The most impressive financial strength that USO has is their endowment. By the end of 2002‚ their endowment was considered higher than average and they were considered at the top end of a Group II Symphony when compared to other symphonies nationally. The Utah Symphony
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“Utah Symphony and Utah Opera: a Merger Proposal” Financial Strengths and Weaknesses of the Utah Symphony Before the Merger The financial state of the Utah Symphony before the merger was grim. It was understood by the symphony’s chairman of the board‚ Scott Parker‚ that the situation was getting worse. This was aggravated by the downturn of the economy and the event of 9/11. However‚ even before the economic downturn and 9/11‚ the symphony was very close to a deficit situation (Delong & Ager‚
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Utah Symphony and Utah Opera: A Merger Proposal The Utah Symphony (USO) and the Utah Opera (UOC) Merger was a union that was brought forth by the leadership committee at the USO in Salt Lake City. The proposal was an opportunity to strengthen a struggling symphony with a financially sound opera company. Although mergers between opera and symphony companies in the United States had been successfully in the past‚ the merging of a two major companies had yet to materialize (Delong & Ager‚ 2005‚ p
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A1. Bill Bailey-The candidate appropriately illustrates‚ with sufficient support‚ how Bill Bailey‚ chairman of the board of the Utah Opera Organization‚ might use 1 theory of motivation to oppose or support the merger. Bill Bailey will support the merger by using the Equity Theory. Bill will be dealing with two different entities who value what they represent. The two entities are both considered forms of art but are distinct. In order for the two entities to come together they will each need
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Utah Symphony And Opera Merger Task 1 Utah Opera and Symphony Merger Utah Opera and Utah Symphony merger is an organizational plan to combine the two art-based organizations with an aim of increasing their effectiveness and efficiency. It involves fundamental changes that are beneficial to the operations of both companies. This documental analysis will assist Ann Ewers‚ General Director of the Utah Opera; make an informed decision concerning the merger process. The analysis will comprise
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Utah Symphony and Utah Opera: A Merger Proposal Case Study William Bailey As Chairman of the Board of the Utah Opera‚ William Bailey has a pivotal role in the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera merger proposal. Mr. Bailey seemed to understand the financial and operational differences of the two organizations. As he stated‚ “the opera had a reserve fund and was financially stable and because of the business model could be flexible and adjust the size of the opera or eliminate projects that had not reached
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Bill Bailey‚ Chairman of the Board of the Utah Opera Organization is leaning toward positively supporting the merger of the Opera and the Symphony Orchestra. Bailey favors the proposed merger for the following reasons‚ due to the economic climate the operas financial stability‚ although stable at present‚ could be at risk for decline in the years to come due to the declining public and private support. Also‚ he and the Opera trustees would like to see the opera become a top-tier organization‚ and with
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Organizational Management – Task 2 Utah Symphony Strengths Financial The Utah Symphony Orchestra (USO) has a long a deep history as an arts organization. This success directly related to the contributions of two major heads of the organization‚ Mr. Abravanel and the current music director Keith Lockhart. This long history has allowed them to grow their endowment to over $817‚000 as of the end of 2001. Part of the great success of the organization has also to do with the international notoriety
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necessity to combine the Utah Symphony and the Opera is based on the ever changing environment that supports the arts community. There have been seismic changes in the economic landscape throughout the entire country over the past few years. These changes have created shortfalls and limitations on external funds donated to help fund the arts in and around the Salt Lake Community. Exec. Summary: You people represent the newly merged boards of the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera. We would like to take
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