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Introduction: What’s So Special About Media Management?

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This chapter introduces the edited collection and highlights treated dimensions from the varied contributors. Taking a critical perspective on the status of this young field, the author encourages development of a broader, deeper and richer discourse that is vital for advancement in scholarly results and for practical application. Avenues for achieving that are discussed. Proposing a four-part heuristic that is comprised of products, people, environment and consequences, this chapter grounds the book’s thematic focus. The author addresses what is special about media management in practice and as an academic field of specialisation. Caveats are treated, as well, to clarify important limitations as a basis for future hoped for development. The chapter concludes with an overview of the editorial process.

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  1. School of Communication, Media and Theatre, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

    Gregory Ferrell Lowe

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  1. Media and Theatre, University of Tampere (UTA) School of Communication,, Tampere, Finland

    Gregory Ferrell Lowe

  2. The University of Westminster Faculty of Media, Arts and Design, Northwick Park, United Kingdom

    Charles Brown

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Lowe, G.F. (2016). Introduction: What’s So Special About Media Management?. In: Lowe, G., Brown, C. (eds) Managing Media Firms and Industries. Media Business and Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08515-9_1

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