It takes more than the project manager: The importance of senior management support for successful social sector projects
Journal article
Ahmed, R. and Philbin, S. (2022). It takes more than the project manager: The importance of senior management support for successful social sector projects. Project Leadership and Society. 3, p. 100042. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plas.2022.100042
Authors | Ahmed, R. and Philbin, S. |
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Abstract | The successful completion of projects is a major challenge due to the lack of leadership competencies combined with inadequate support from senior management. In the case of the success of social sector projects there is a research gap in the extant literature. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the moderating effect of multi-dimensional senior management support on the relationship between leadership competencies and the success of social sector projects. The study employed cross-sectional design and the stratified random sampling technique to collect survey data from 232 project managers and project directors of social sector projects in Pakistan. The findings reveal a significant impact of leadership competencies on the success of social sector projects. Furthermore, the findings demonstrate significant moderating effects of communication, power, expertise, and structural arrangements, while there is an insignificant moderating effect of providing resources on the relationship between leadership competencies and the success of social sector projects. |
Keywords | Leadership competencies; project success; senior management support; social sector; Pakistan |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Project Leadership and Society |
Journal citation | 3, p. 100042 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 2666-7215 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plas.2022.100042 |
Publication dates | |
19 Feb 2022 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 07 Feb 2022 |
Deposited | 23 Feb 2022 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Controlled |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/8z53q
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