dc.contributor.author	Cantrell, Amanda
dc.coverage.spatial	United States	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	2010-2021	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2022-01-11T17:44:49Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-11T17:44:49Z
dc.date.issued	2021-04
dc.identifier.other	D892375C-8BCF-56B7-4757-AB7D35BAF29B	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10428/5188
dc.description.abstract	This study approaches examining nonprofit professional executive leadership through a qualitative study, based in the content analysis of secondary data from the leadership biographies of 30 different nonprofit theatres across the nation. Organizations of various sizes and budgets were included to provide a comprehensive examination of executive leadership, with attention paid to education and experience in the nonprofit and theatre realms. This research will add foundational data to aid to professionalize the field of arts managers/executives by providing information for the standardization of qualifications. It examined these qualifications through the lens of visionary leadership theory and upper echelons theory. The principle of multiplicity and unity was used to provide a theoretical basis for understanding how the field of theatre operates. The findings of the study include a graduate-level degree as the most common educational level, with a Master of Fine Arts specifically being the most common among artistic directors. It also found the experience realms of nonprofit and theatre were not separate, but rather, that most leaders gained their experience within a nonprofit theatre, equating the two realms in years of experience. An average of 20 years of experience was found in relationship to both the artistic and executive/managing director. Additional observations regarding word choice and important, ancillary information included within many of the biographies are discussed. Overall, the application of the visionary leadership theory and the upper echelons theory to the field of nonprofit theatre leadership was confirmed by the data from the study. The research ends with a discussion of potential expansion of research in the field as well as real-world applications of the findings.	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1 -- Research Question 3 -- Critical Prior Research 4 -- Important Theories 5 -- Significance of the Problem 6 -- Application to Public Administration 7 -- Dissertation Outline 7 -- CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW 9 -- Leadership 9 -- Leadership Definition 9 -- Leadership Theory 10 -- Leadership Approaches 12 -- Visionary Leadership 12 -- Nonprofit Organizations 14 -- Nonprofit Sector 15 -- Art Nonprofits 16 -- Theatre Nonprofits 17 -- Nonprofit Theatre Leadership Considerations 27 -- Unique Considerations 28 -- Qualifications 32 -- Success 34 -- Nonprofit Theatre Success 35 -- Leadership Success 37 -- Placing the Literature in Context 38 -- Determining the Need 39 -- Summary 41 -- CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY 42 -- Research Purpose 42 -- Research Questions 43 -- Research Methods 44 -- Data Sources 46 -- Data Measures 48 -- Delimitations and Limitations 49 -- Data Analysis 50 -- Summary 51 -- CHAPTER IV: RESULTS 52 -- Data Collection 52 -- Education Level 53 -- Experience Levels 54 -- Findings and Analysis 55 -- Education Level 56 -- Experience 57 -- Additional Observations 60 -- Summary of Findings 61 -- CHAPTER V: DISCUSSION 63 -- Theoretical Applications 63 -- General Findings Discussion 64 -- Potential Applications 67 -- Future Research 69 -- Conclusion 70 -- REFERENCES 72 -- APPENDIX A: IRB EXEMPTION 88 -- APPENDIX B: THEATRE SITES 91	en_US
dc.format.extent	1 electronic document and derivatives, 104 pages. 1145341 bytes.	en_US
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.rights	This dissertation is protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States (Public Law 94-553, revised in 1976). Consistent with fair use as defined in the Copyright Laws, brief quotations from this material are allowed with proper acknowledgement. Use of the materials for financial gain with the author's expressed written permissions is not allowed.	en_US
dc.subject	Leadership	en_US
dc.subject	Dissertations, Academic--United States	en_US
dc.subject	Executives	en_US
dc.subject	Nonprofit organizations--Management	en_US
dc.subject	Theater management	en_US
dc.subject	Theater	en_US
dc.title	Nonprofit Professional Theatre Executive Leadership: Seeing 2020 and Beyond	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Department of Political Science of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Thomas, Michael Blair
dc.description.committee	Davis, Britt
dc.description.committee	Rioux, Aislinn
dc.description.degree	D.P.A.	en_US
dc.description.major	Public Administration	en_US