Leadership and its application in artistic organizations

The goal of the study “Leadership and its application in artistic organizations: Case study of the National Theatre in Prague and the Czech Philharmonic” is to investigate the area of effective leadership in general. Subsequently the findings related to leadership in general will be applied to the environment of artistic organizations, with special regard to the Contributory Organizations of the Ministry of Culture in Prague. In the final part of the study, that has been researched as a case study, the general findings and researched data will be interpreted and discussed in detail. The study of leadership and researched organizations has proven that effective leadership is now a crucial area for all organizations. Leadership is becoming the key for the correct functioning of the organization. Moreover it is very important for well-being, satisfaction and productivity of employees. It is therefore vital to initiate changes that will help to fulfil leaders’ tasks