링컨의 리더십 개발 사례연구: 문화 역사 활동이론을 중심으로

The purpose of this case study was to analyze the critical incidents regarding Lincoln's leadership development focusing on Lincoln's biography based on cultural historical activity theory. The specific questions regarding this purpose were as follows: First, what is the frame of Lincoln's leadership development? Second, what mediated Lincoln's leadership development? Third, what are the outcomes of Lincoln's leadership development? As the research method, critical incident technique has been used to collect Lincoln's biographical data with reference to the Lincoln's biographies. And this data has been organized by way of storytelling format. For the analytical method, Glaser & Strauss(1968)' constant comparative method and Engeström(1987)'s cultural historical activity theory have been applied. The major results found in this study were as follows: First, according to the frame of Lincoln's leadership development based on cultural historical activity theory, the subject was Lincoln, the object was Lincoln's leadership, the outcome was leadership development, the rules were Christian and Bible, the community was law firm, and the division of labor was lawyer. Second, Lincoln's leadership development was mediated by self-directed learning and hardships. Third, the outcomes of Lincoln's leadership development were ‘communication and persuasion’ and ‘perseverance and overcoming’. In conclusion, the main factors to influence the Lincoln's leadership development were self-directed learning and hardships rooted in the informal learning throughout his life.