Isomorphic processes, adverse selection and rationalized myths in museum organizations’ management. Some empirical evidences

The working paper is inspired by some corporate governance dynamics in museum organizations. From the methodological point of view, the analysis adopts the key of the ‘situationist’ approach. This allows us to: find out the role of the actors involved in the artistic and cultural heritage processes; show the relations of power between the actors involved in a pro-tempore governance of the museum organizations; detect institutions’ behavioursact to influence the activities of the director and executives, in general, in museums. Referring to the analysis on the corporate governance dynamics, the working paper aims at proposing: a brief reconstruction of the framework that opens to the concept of artistic and cultural heritage; a summary of the main topicsabout the theoretical approach adopted;a first report about some results coming from an on field qualitative survey through interviewsto experts. In so doing, the working group has surveyed the isomorphismprocesses, the adverse selection and rationalizing myths that, we believe, justify the ‘ultraconservative policy’ of the director and of the executivesof the museum organizations.