Improvisation in an Organisation: Employee Training for the Application of Improvisation in Cultural Organisations

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37522/aaav.120.2026.339

Keywords:

improvisation, management, cultural organisation, employee, training

Abstract

This article discusses the concept of improvisation in management, its models, and the impact of employee training on the application of improvisation in cultural organisations. Scientific theoretical material served as the basis for developing a model of improvisation training in a cultural organisation, establishing relationships between improvisation and organisational structure, as well as between training and the application of improvisation in cultural organisations. The article also analyses the impact of employee qualities and skills on learning to improvise within an organisation. In addition, it discusses why, and at which levels of cultural organisations, internal and external training can be carried out, and what impact such training may have on employee transfer between organisational levels. The aim of the article is to reveal the impact of employee training on the application of improvisation in a cultural organisation. This work contributes to scientific research in this field, as the topic of improvisation and employee training in cultural organisations has not yet been sufficiently examined.

Author Biographies

Daiva Masaitytė, Vilnius University, Kaunas Faculty

is a PhD candidate at the Kaunas Faculty of Vilnius University. Her research examines improvisation in management, particularly within cultural organisations and the broader cultural and creative industries, as well as improvisation in organisational communication. She regularly presents her research at national and international scientific conferences and has published several scholarly articles on improvisation in management.

Virginija Jurėnienė, Vilnius University, Kaunas Faculty

PhD, is Professor at the Kaunas Faculty of Vilnius University. She has served as an expert in cultural policy and creative industries for the Lithuanian Council for Culture and an expert on Lithuanian cultural and creative industries issues for the Lituanistika database. She has published approximately 70 articles in international peer reviewed journals and seven monographs, focusing on the management of cultural organisations and the history of women’s movements. She regularly participates in and presents at international and national conferences on cultural and creative tourism management and the governance of cultural heritage sectors.

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Published

31/03/2026

How to Cite

Masaitytė, D., & Jurėnienė, V. (2026). Improvisation in an Organisation: Employee Training for the Application of Improvisation in Cultural Organisations. Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis, (120), 14–40. https://doi.org/10.37522/aaav.120.2026.339