Those involved in the maritime industry are aware of the significance of
the ship Master as leader in maritime operations. The ship Master is
responsible for the coordinated work of a diverse team of seafarers that
make possible the effective and efficient operation of production units of
high capital cost. This is also highly supported by maritime law, which
renders the Master the administrator on-board. Seafaring is characterized
by certain attributes that differentiate it from other onshore professions.
Such are the absence of seafarers from home for a considerable time
period and the continuous exposure to sea originated risks. The nature of
the profession is also differentiated as the ship is a continuously moving
production unit, presenting high levels of hierarchical structures and
features common with what Erving Goffman terms “Total Institution”.
This is specifically examined in this research.
The significance of the role of a ship Master on-board constitutes per se
a good reason for examining the leadership perspective of this profession,
but it is not the only reason that could motivate relevant research. Issues
such as the increased interest of the world maritime community in the
human element and the limited research on the issue within the shipping
industry may also be considered important. It is also interesting to
examine the traits that may characterize the ship as a Total Institution.
Another reason is to examine the importance of the team on-board and the
connection of a successful team with a successful leader.
One of the goals of this integrative review is to examine the ways in
which the field of Leadership is evolving and the consequences of its
evolutionary paths for the models, methods and specific populations
examined. The main goal is to examine the leadership behaviors and
convictions of Masters of ocean going ships through the prism of
leadership theories. The aim is to connect the term leadership and the traits
of ship Masters while performing their duties.
The theoretical approach of this paper is based on the analysis of the
main leadership theories. The analysis begins with Trait theory, continues
with the Behavioral and the Transformational theory; finally, Contingency
theory and Situational leadership theory are discussed.
The leadership theories and models are discussed in section 2. In section
3 the analysis focuses on the shipping industry with the ship Master and
the ship as the working and living environment coming under investigation.
The methodology used here is described in Section 4, while results of the
analysis are presented in Section 5. Conclusions, limitations and further
research prospects follow in Section 6.
Those involved in the maritime industry are aware of the significance ofthe ship Master as leader in maritime operations. The ship Master isresponsible for the coordinated work of a diverse team of seafarers thatmake possible the effective and efficient operation of production units ofhigh capital cost. This is also highly supported by maritime law, whichrenders the Master the administrator on-board. Seafaring is characterizedby certain attributes that differentiate it from other onshore professions.Such are the absence of seafarers from home for a considerable timeperiod and the continuous exposure to sea originated risks. The nature ofthe profession is also differentiated as the ship is a continuously movingproduction unit, presenting high levels of hierarchical structures andfeatures common with what Erving Goffman terms “Total Institution”.This is specifically examined in this research.The significance of the role of a ship Master on-board constitutes per sea good reason for examining the leadership perspective of this profession,but it is not the only reason that could motivate relevant research. Issuessuch as the increased interest of the world maritime community in thehuman element and the limited research on the issue within the shippingindustry may also be considered important. It is also interesting toexamine the traits that may characterize the ship as a Total Institution.Another reason is to examine the importance of the team on-board and theconnection of a successful team with a successful leader.One of the goals of this integrative review is to examine the ways inwhich the field of Leadership is evolving and the consequences of itsevolutionary paths for the models, methods and specific populationsexamined. The main goal is to examine the leadership behaviors andconvictions of Masters of ocean going ships through the prism ofleadership theories. The aim is to connect the term leadership and the traitsof ship Masters while performing their duties.The theoretical approach of this paper is based on the analysis of themain leadership theories. The analysis begins with Trait theory, continueswith the Behavioral and the Transformational theory; finally, Contingencytheory and Situational leadership theory are discussed.The leadership theories and models are discussed in section 2. In section3 the analysis focuses on the shipping industry with the ship Master andthe ship as the working and living environment coming under investigation.The methodology used here is described in Section 4, while results of theanalysis are presented in Section 5. Conclusions, limitations and furtherresearch prospects follow in Section 6.
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