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Transformational Leadership and Project Success: Serial Mediation of Team-Building and Teamwork
Hussain Ali1, Shuai Chuanmin1, Mansoor Ahmed1
1School of Economic and Management, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China.
Frontiers in Psychology
|September 24, 2021
Summary
Transformational leadership (TL) positively impacts project success (PS) by enhancing team-building and teamwork quality (TWQ). These factors serially mediate the relationship, showing TL
Area of Science:
- Management Science
- Organizational Behavior
- Information Systems
Background:
- Transformational leadership (TL) is crucial for project success (PS).
- The mediating roles of team-building practices (TBP) and teamwork quality (TWQ) in the TL-PS relationship require further investigation.
- Information system development (ISD) projects present unique challenges where leadership styles can significantly influence outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the serial mediation effect of team-building and teamwork quality on the relationship between transformational leadership and project success.
- To examine how transformational leadership influences project success through the sequential pathways of team-building and teamwork quality.
- To contribute novel insights into the mechanisms linking leadership styles to project outcomes in the context of ISD.
Main Methods:
- Quantitative research approach utilizing survey data from 374 information system development project managers in Pakistan.
- Hypothesis testing conducted via regression analysis with bootstrapping to assess direct and indirect effects.
- Employed a nascent methodology to explore the serial mediation of team-building and teamwork quality.
Main Results:
- Both team-building and teamwork quality were found to independently and serially mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and project success.
- Transformational leadership was shown to intensify project success by fostering team-building practices and enhancing teamwork quality.
- Transformational leadership positively influences teamwork quality, specifically in communication, coordination, and cohesion, leading to successful projects.
Conclusions:
- Transformational leadership is significantly associated with project success through the serial mediation of team-building and teamwork quality.
- The study validates the importance of fostering team dynamics as a pathway for transformational leaders to achieve project success.
- This research introduces and validates a novel methodological approach for understanding leadership impacts on project outcomes.
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