@phdthesis{Akdemir2017, author = {Akdemir, Fahri}, title = {Choreographing Complexity : A Cross-Cultural Study on Authentic Leadership in Contemporary Dance Projects}, doi = {10.11584/opus4-483}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:521-opus4-4834}, school = {Europa-Universit{\"a}t Viadrina Frankfurt}, pages = {236}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Abstract Project leadership is known as one of the key factors in project success. There are solid bodies of work on leadership, project management, and cultural studies. Yet, in spite of the great amount of literature, there exist only a few works about leading creative personalities that are known by their complex behavioural traits in the cross-cultural context. This research aims to illuminate leadership in behaviourally complex cross-cultural projects and propose a better understanding of dealing with complex situations. With this aim in mind, it argues the impact of authentic leadership on project success and dealing with behavioural complexities in cross-cultural complex projects. A multi-disciplinary study was conducted in order to fulfil the research goals. Two contemporary dance creation projects were selected as case studies from the creative industry field. These cases were chosen to show cross-cultural preferences for having a cultural reference on the topic. Participated observation was applied as the core method of data collection and semi-structured interviews were conducted as the supportive method. The epistemological design of the research focused on two aspects: Polyscopic view and common patterns. To create a polyscopic view on the cases and issues observed in these cases, the data provided views from three different perspectives: observer, dancer, and choreographer. The collected data was analysed through the authentic leadership perspective, and the impacts of presence and absence of authentic leadership were studied in correlation to each other. Additionally, the choreographers' common behavioural patterns were noted and analysed through the authentic leadership perspective. According to the research findings, there is a strong correlation between the authentic leadership style and dealing with complex issues generated by behavioural complexity of creative personalities. Also, there is considerable evidence of the project success and the applied authentic leadership. The research reveals supporting evidence of the impact of the authentic leadership style on preventing future complexities}, language = {en} }