Ahab, a Charismatic Leader?: A Study on Ahab’s Leadership in Moby-Dick Using Robert J. House’s Charismatic Leadership Theory

• 발행기관: 한국아메리카학회
• 저자명: 이광진(Kwangjin Lee)
• 간행물 정보: 『미국학논집』제52집 2호, 243~275쪽, 전체 33쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기타인문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2020.09.30

영문 초록

This paper attempts to find an answer to the question “how could Ahab lead his subordinates to the destruction by Moby Dick?” It also checks if Ahab can be called a charismatic leader as many critics have done so, in most cases, without a clear understanding of the concept of charisma. It focuses on the critical scenes of Chapter 36 “The Quarter-Deck” in which he succeeds in securing the supports of the sailors of the Pequod. Using Robert J. House’s much-cited foundational Charismatic Leadership theory in which he introduces four characteristics—dominance, self-confidence, n Influence, and moral conviction—that a charismatic leader has, the paper investigates whether those characteristics are found in the depiction of Ahab in the chapter. Ahab seems to show those charismatic characteristics there more than any other parts in the novel, which suggests that he is behaving temporarily like a charismatic leader particularly in this chapter in order to get what he needs.

목차

I. Introduction

II. The Theory of Charismatic Leadership

III. Ahab, a Leader with Temporary Charismatic Characteristics

IV. Conclusion

Works Cited

키워드

Moby-Dick Ahab Charisma Charismatic Leadership Herman Melville