Acta Universitatis Danubius. Œconomica, Vol. 11, No. 4
Abstract
The study analyzes the role of project leadership facets on effective project outcome.
Numerous such initiatives have already been taken on project outcome/performance in the context of
apposite leadership styles or project management. However, the current study is unique in the milieu
of project outcome that it introduces a new leadership approach, which throws light on the significance
of variant leadership facets on project outcome. The study uses explanatory approach; primary data is
collected from project management professionals working in different project organizations. The study
uses structural equation model (SEM) technique to test the hypothesis. The study found a positive
relationship between project leadership facets and project outcome.
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Capital and Organizational Performance. Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in
Business, Vol. 4, No. 11, pp. 436-451.
Avolio, B.J., Gardner, W.L., Walumbwa, F.L. & May, D.R. (2004). Unlocking the mask: a look at the
process by which authentic leaders’ impact follower attitudes and behaviors. Leadership Quarterly,
Vol. 15, pp. 801-823.
Barczak, G. & Wilemon, D. (2001). Factors influencing product development team satisfaction.
European Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 4 No. 1, pp. 32-36.
Castka, P., Bamber, C.F., Sharp, F.M. & Belohoubek, P. (2001). Factors affecting successful
implementation of high performance teams. Team Performance Management, Vol. 7, pp. 123-34.
Chui-Ha (Tracy) Ng, & Derek, H.T.W. (2008). A study of project management leadership styles across
life cycle stages of an IT project in Hong Kong. International Journal of Managing Projects in
Business, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 404-427.
Cleland, D. (1995). Leadership and the project management body of knowledge. International Journal
of Project Management, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 83–88.
Crawford, L. (2000). Profiling the competent project manager. Proceedings of PMI research
conference, Newton square, PA: Project Management Institute, pp. 3-15.
David, G. (1998). Knowledge, Creativity, and Innovation. Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol.
No. 2(1).
Druskat, V.U. & Wheeler, J.V. (2003). Managing from the boundary; effective leadership of selfmanaging
work teams. Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 48 No.4, pp. 435-457.
Fiedler, F. E. (1967). A theory of leadership effectiveness. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Handy, C. B. (1982). Understanding Organizations. London: Penguin.
Hersey, P. & Blanchard, K.H. (1993). Management of organizational behavior. 6th Edition. Englewood
Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Hersey, P., Blanchard, K. & Johnson, D.E. (1996). Management of Organizational Behaviour. 7th ed.,
London: Prentice-Hall International.
House, R. J. (1971). A path-goal theory of leader effectiveness. Administrative Science Quarterly, pp.
321-338.
Huemann, M., Keegan, A. E., & Turner, J. R. (2007). Human resource management in the project
oriented company: A critical review. International Journal of Project Management, Vol. 25, pp. 312-
320.
Janis, I.L. (1982). Groupthink. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
Javidan, M., Dorfman, P. W., de Luque, M. S., & House, R. J. (2006). In the Eye of the Beholder: Cross
Cultural Lessons in Leadership from Project GLOBE. Academy of Management Perspectives, Vol. 20
No. 1, pp. 67-90.
Kendra, K. & Taplan, L.J. (2004). Project success: a cultural framework. Project Management Journal,
Vol. 35 No. 1, pp. 30-46.
Krech, D., Crutchfield, R. S., & Ballachey, E. L. (1962). Individual in society. New York: McGraw-
Hill.
Locke, E.A. (1997). The motivation to work: what we know. In Maehr, M.L. and Pintrich, P.R. (Eds),
Advances in Motivation and Achievement. JAI Press Inc., Greenwich, CT, pp. 375-412.
McAdam, R. & McClelland, J. (2002). Individual and team-based idea generation within innovation
management: organizational and research agendas. European Journal of Innovation Management, Vol.
5 No. 2, pp. 86-98.
Mkilouko, M (2004). Coping with multi-cultural projects: The leadership style of Finnish project
managers. International journal of Project Management, Vol. 22 No. 5, pp. 387-396.
Morris, P.W.G. & Hough, G.H. (1993). The Anatomy of Major Projects – A Study of the Reality of
Project Management. London: Wiley.
Naqvi, I.H., Bokhari, S.H.A., Aziz, S., & Rehman, K.U. (2011). The impact of human resource (HR)
performance management on project outcome. African Journal of Business Management, Vol. 5 No.
21, pp. 8491-8499.
Ofstad, H. (1961). An Inquiry into the Freedom of Decision. Oslo: Norwegian Universities Press.
Partington, D. A. (2003). Managing and Leading. In J.R. Turner (Ed.). People in project management.
Aldershot, UK: Gower.
Paulus, P. (2000). Groups, teams, and creativity: the creative potential of idea-generating groups.
Applied Psychology, Vol. 49 No. 2, pp. 237-263.
Schultz, T.W. (1961). Investment in Human Capital. The American Economic Review, Vol. 51, No. 1,
pp. 1-17.
Schwalbe, K. (2010). Information Technology Project Management. Revised Edition, Canada.
Thomson Course Technol., Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 150-300.
Simon, H.A. (1960). The New Science of Management Decision. NY: Harper & Row.
Sturman, M.C., Cheramie, R.A., & Cashen, L.H. (2005). The impact of Job Complexity and
Performance Measurement on the Temporal Consistency, Stability, and Test-Retest Reliability of
Employee Job Performance Ratings. Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 90 No. 2, pp. 269-283.
Wriston, W.B. (1991). The state of American management. Harvard Business Review, Vol. 68, No. 1,
pp. 78-83.
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