The human side of project leadership [electronic resource]

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To a large extent, project success depends on human behavior - particularly the behavior of the team leader. Project management training most often focuses on mastering the tools and applications of project management, such as operational performance, planning and budget management.Good leadership skills enable a project manager to harness the energy and capabilities of a project team in such a way that the performance of the team is greater than the sum of its parts. Often referred to as the "human side" of project management or "people skills," leadership is widely accepted as the critical factor in determining the ultimate success or failure of a project.The Human Side of Project Leadership is a collection of academic studies related to the human side of project management. Taken as a group, these three studies illuminate the ways in which leadership, project spirit and conflict management skills impact project success.Table of ContentsI. IntroductionII. Transformational Leadership and HypothesesIII. MethodIV. ResultsV. DiscussionVI. IntroductionVII. Conceptual BackgroundVIII. Spirit-Building ActivitesIX. Expression Components of SpiritX. Research DesignXI. Findings and AnalysisXII. ConclusionsXIII. IntroductionXIV. Theoretical DevelopmentXV. Hypotheses DevelopmentXVI. How to Avoid the Mutation from Cognitive to Affective ConflictXVII. Research MethodsXVIII. Research ReultsXIX. Discussion and Analysis

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface (p. vii)
• Study 1 Transformational Leadership and Project Success (p. 1)
• Chapter 1 Introduction (p. 3)
• Chapter 2 Transformational Leadership and Hypotheses (p. 5)
• Chapter 3 Method (p. 13)
• Chapter 4 Results (p. 17)
• Chapter 5 Discussion (p. 21)
• References (p. 25)
• Appendix A (p. 29)
• Study 2 Project Spirit and Its Impact on Project Success (p. 31)
• Chapter 6 Introduction (p. 33)
• Chapter 7 Conceptual Background (p. 35)
• Chapter 8 Spirit-Building Activities (p. 37)
• Chapter 9 Expression Components of Spirit (p. 39)
• Chapter 10 Research Design (p. 43)
• Chapter 11 Findings and Analysis (p. 49)
• Chapter 12 Conclusions (p. 53)
• References (p. 55)
• Study 3 An Alternative Approach to Understanding Conflict Management: Exploring the Mutation from Cognitive to Affective Conflict (p. 59)
• Chapter 13 Introduction (p. 61)
• Chapter 14 Theoretical Development (p. 63)
• Chapter 15 Hypotheses Development (p. 67)
• Chapter 16 How to Avoid the Mutation from Cognitive to Affective Conflict (p. 75)
• Chapter 17 Research Methods (p. 79)
• Chapter 18 Research Results (p. 85)
• Chapter 19 Discussion and Analysis (p. 93)
• References (p. 97)