Assessing leader behaviors in project managers
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this research was to explore the leadership style of graduate project management students vs other MBA students.
Design/methodology/approach
Graduate project management and MBA students attending a regional comprehensive university in USA returned surveys that assess their leadership style emphasis of concern for task or concern for people.
Findings
Project management students rate themselves significantly higher on the concern for people leadership style and were found to have a balance between the concern for task and concern for people leadership style vs MBA students.
Practical implications
Individuals exhibiting a concern for people leadership style and those with a balance between concern for task and concern for people leadership styles are good candidates for project management positions as well as training/education in project management.
Originality/value
The paper shows that the selection and training of project managers based on bahavioral tendencies can relate to project success.
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Citation
Jacques, P.H., Garger, J. and Thomas, M. (2008), "Assessing leader behaviors in project managers", Management Research News, Vol. 31 No. 1, pp. 4-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170810845912
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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