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Buniya MK, Othman I, Sunindijo RY, Karakhan AA, Kineber AF, Durdyev S. Contributions of safety critical success factors and safety program elements to overall project success. Int J Occup Saf Ergon 2023; 29:129-140. [PMID: 35125068 DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2022.2038419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Implementing a safety program is an essential step toward improving safety performance. This research aims to develop an overall project success (OPS) model for building projects through investigating the direct and indirect impact of safety critical success factors (CSFs) on OPS mediated by safety program elements. First, interviews were carried out with experts in the Iraqi construction industry, and then a questionnaire survey was utilized to obtain feedback from construction professionals. The results revealed that 20 elements are needed to confirm and improve effectiveness. These elements were categorized into four constructs: management commitment and employee involvement, worksite analysis, hazard and prevention control, and health and safety training. The analysis confirms that the relationship between safety CSFs and OPS are mediated by safety program elements. These findings offer a glimmer of hope for implementing safety programs in the Iraqi construction sector, and can also be used to enhance safety performance.
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- Mohanad Kamil Buniya
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University Technology PETRONAS, Malaysia
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- School of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Reconstruction and Projects, University of Baghdad, Iraq
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University Technology PETRONAS, Malaysia
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- Department of Engineering and Architectural Studies, Ara Institute of Canterbury, New Zealand
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Zaman U, Khan MN, Raza SH, Farías P. Fall Seven Times, Stand Up Eight: Linking Project Management Innovation, Project Governance, and High-Performance Work Practices to Project Success. Front Psychol 2022; 13:902816. [PMID: 35664163 PMCID: PMC9157240 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.902816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Project managers seem to be puzzled in resolving the global dilemma of project failures across industries. Hence, the present study introduces project management innovation (PMI) as a determinant of project success (PS) and explores whether project governance (PG) and high-performance work practices (HPWPs), strengthen this relationship. To confirm these propositions, study data using adapted scales were collected from project professionals representing software development companies in the emerging IT industry in Pakistan. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to examine the hypothesized relationships and encourage PMI-guided solutions for project failures. SEM results statistically validated that project success is positively influenced by PMI, whereas this relationship is significantly strengthened through the moderating influence of PG and HPWPs, respectively. Theoretically, the present research is the first of its kind to introduce and empirically examine these untested relationships between PMI, PG, HPWPs, and PS in a single framework. These novel findings hold strategic value for both project managers and organizational leaders who oversee a range of project portfolios. Long-lasting advantages and superior achievements can be reinvigorated through PMI, after departure from traditional approaches and answering calls for new solutions to new problems in managing projects. Moreover, project governance and HPWPs should be reconfigured to oversee, as well as meet the special needs of each unique project.
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- Umer Zaman
- Endicott College of International Studies (ECIS), Woosong University, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Management Sciences, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Communication Studies, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
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- Departamento de Administración, Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Ali H, Chuanmin S, Ahmed M, Mahmood A, Khayyam M, Tikhomirova A. Transformational Leadership and Project Success: Serial Mediation of Team-Building and Teamwork. Front Psychol 2021; 12:689311. [PMID: 34557131 PMCID: PMC8453157 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.689311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This research investigates the impact of transformational leadership (TL) style on project success (PS) in the indirect effect of serial mediation of team-building and teamwork quality (TWQ). A quantitative research approach was used for this study. Data were gathered from 374 professional information system development (ISD) project managers in Pakistan. The hypotheses were tested using regression analysis with bootstrapping. Both team-building and teamwork independently and serially mediate the relationship between the TL and PS of the project managers, respectively. The TL style of the project manager intensifies PS with team-building practices (TBP) and TWQ. The TL boosts TWQ in terms of communication, coordination, and cohesion to achieve a successful project. The findings suggest that TL is associated with PS through serial mediation of team-building and teamwork. No research to date has used this nascent methodology to explore the association between TL and PS.
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- Hussain Ali
- School of Economic and Management, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
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- School of Economic and Management, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
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- School of Economic and Management, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
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- School of Economic and Management, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
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- School of Economic and Management, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
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- School of Economic and Management, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
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Capaldo G, Capone V, Babiak J, Bajcar B, Kuchta D. Efficacy Beliefs, Empowering Leadership, and Project Success in Public Research Centers: An Italian-Polish Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:6763. [PMID: 34201822 PMCID: PMC8268303 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18136763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In the world of university research, although the figure of project manager is not formally foreseen, the principal researcher (PR) is, at many times, the last responsible the project results, schedule, and cost. The study aimed to investigate, in the light of the literature and through a cross-cultural study conducted in Italy and Poland, the relationship between soft skills (empowering leadership style, self-efficacy beliefs, and collective efficacy) of the principal researcher (PR) and the perceived success of research projects and satisfaction with the project, taking into account cross-cultural differences. A total of 67 PRs of complex projects in public universities (28 in Italy and 39 in Poland) participated in the study, completing a self-report questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive and correlational analyses. The results showed a significantly higher mean value for team management self-efficacy in a Polish sample and a higher satisfaction with projects in Italian sample. All the soft skills included in the study were related to project success and satisfaction with the project. The results could be used to identify possible ways of intervention to establish a more mature project culture in public research organizations.
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- Guido Capaldo
- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, 83100 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Humanities, University of Naples Federico II, 83100 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Management Systems and Organizational Development, Faculty of Computer Science and Management, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (J.B.); (B.B.); (D.K.)
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- Department of Management Systems and Organizational Development, Faculty of Computer Science and Management, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (J.B.); (B.B.); (D.K.)
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- Department of Management Systems and Organizational Development, Faculty of Computer Science and Management, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland; (J.B.); (B.B.); (D.K.)
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Xiaolong T, Gull N, Iqbal S, Asghar M, Nawaz A, Albasher G, Hameed J, Maqsoom A. Exploring and Validating the Effects of Mega Projects on Infrastructure Development Influencing Sustainable Environment and Project Management. Front Psychol 2021; 12:663199. [PMID: 33935923 PMCID: PMC8085247 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.663199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The study is based on validating and exploring the effects of a mega project plan (CPEC) on infrastructure development and Sustainable Project Management. The CPEC has great importance to infrastructure development and economy-boosting. The current study's primary aim is to deal with environmental protection, economic boost up, international relations influencing to the Project's success. The paper also addressed project management as a moderator between environmental protection, economic boost up, international relations, and the CPEC project's success. The primary data has been gathered by using questionnaires, and PLS-SEM has been employed for the analysis. The results revealed that environmental protection, economy boost up, and international relations have a positive association with the success of CPEC. The outcomes also exposed that project management moderating among the nexus of economy boosts up the international relations and success of CPEC. The present study results guided how Pakistan and China make the CPEC project stronger with the efficient implementation of practices required for protecting the environment, with the economic growth and boost up, and good strong relations with foreign countries. This study was an attempt to validate the different factors to check their association with each other in a new environment, resulting in a leading edge for the success of mega projects that influence project management.
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- Tao Xiaolong
- School of Business Administration and Tourism Management, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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- School of Management Sciences and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Management Studies Department, Bahria University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- School of Management Sciences and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- Collage of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Institute of Construction Project Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Asia-Australia Business College, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China
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- Civil Engineering Department, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Wang Z, Zaman S, Rasool SF, Zaman QU, Amin A. Exploring the Relationships Between a Toxic Workplace Environment, Workplace Stress, and Project Success with the Moderating Effect of Organizational Support: Empirical Evidence from Pakistan. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 2020; 13:1055-1067. [PMID: 32821183 PMCID: PMC7423346 DOI: 10.2147/rmhp.s256155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Purpose Researchers have shown great interest in the relationships among a toxic workplace environment, workplace stress, and project success, which have led to an expansive body of research on the topic. In light of this work, the current study explores the effects of a toxic workplace environment (TWE) and workplace stress (WS) as determinants of project success in the renewable energy projects of Pakistan. Based on the resource-based view (RBV) theory, the study proposes and tests a model with organizational support as a moderating variable. Research Methodology A 30-item questionnaire survey was administered among staff of ten renewable energy project companies located in the vicinity of Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad (Pakistan). The target population was senior managers, middle-level managers, and administrative staff. Structural equation modelling was used to estimate the predictive power of the model. Results A toxic workplace environment was found to have negative relationships with project success and workplace stress. Organizational support served as a moderator in the relationship between a toxic workplace environment and workplace stress and thus contributed to the success of a project. Conclusion Toxic workplace environment and the resulting workplace stress have a negative effect on project success. Projects undertaken in the energy sector have tight deadlines, which create stress that leads to a range of mental and physical health problems. Workers facing these problems can ultimately suffer from such diseases as depression, anxiety, and insomnia. These issues lower morale and, thus, negatively affect productivity. The provision of organizational support can mitigate the negative effects.
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- Zilong Wang
- College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 211106, People's Republic of China
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- College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 211106, People's Republic of China
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- School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Institute, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, People's Republic of China
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- College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 211106, People's Republic of China
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- Business School, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, People's Republic of China
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Cao J, Liu C, Zhou Y, Duan K. Work-to-Family Conflict, Job Burnout, and Project Success among Construction Professionals: The Moderating Role of Affective Commitment. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:ijerph17082902. [PMID: 32331405 PMCID: PMC7216175 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17082902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study explored the effects of work-to-family conflict on job burnout and project success in the construction industry. First, a theoretical model with affective commitment as a moderating variable was developed according to the conservation of resources theory. A structured questionnaire survey was then performed with Chinese construction professionals, with 309 valid responses received. In the valid data, the proportion of male construction professionals is 73% and that of female construction professionals is 27%. The analysis of the valid data used structural equation modeling. The results indicate that: (i) work-to-family conflict has a positive and significant effect on job burnout, and a negative and significant effect on project success; (ii) job burnout negatively affects project success; (iii) affective commitment negatively moderates the relationship between work-to-family conflict and job burnout. This study extends the existing body of knowledge on work-to-family conflict and helps us to better understand the functional and moderating roles of affective commitment in the context of construction projects. Furthermore, this study provides theoretical guidance and a decision-making reference to help construction enterprises manage the work-to-family conflict and job burnout of construction professionals and advance their levels of affective commitment.
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AIM User group consultation is more effective when participants work toward commonly agreed goals and objectives. To understand how they set these goals, this research explored how "user group" participants from diverse professional discipline backgrounds define the concepts of "design quality" and "project success," and their connection on a healthcare facility design project. BACKGROUND User group consultation is often time-consuming, frustrating, and expensive. Rarely are design quality or project success clearly defined, nor is the connection between them communicated well either in the literature or by project clients. METHOD Using an online survey, respondents were asked to rank frameworks of components for design quality and project success in order of importance and to indicate how they believed their project clients would assess the same items. They were asked about the connection between the terms, and how well each was achieved on their healthcare projects, both from their personal and their client's point of view. RESULTS Design quality and project success were personally valued highly by respondents, with a strong connection seen between the concepts. By contrast, respondents perceived their clients saw the connection as less important. Functionality was essential to all, especially clinicians, but designers and other consultants demonstrated a broader perspective on all design outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Healthcare designers should take the lead on project teams in defining design quality and its connection to project success as part of setting clear goals and objectives for more effective user group consultation.
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- Jane Carthey
- Faculty of Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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