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Can leaders’ humility enhance project management effectiveness? Interactive effect of top management support

  • Mudassar Ali*
  • , Zhang Li
  • , Zhang Zhenduo
  • , Muhammad Zada
  • , Abida Begum
  • , Heesup Han*
  • , Antonio Ariza-Montes
  • , Alejandro Vega-Muñoz
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Dalian University of Technology
  • Henan University
  • Northeast Forestry University
  • Sejong University
  • Loyola University Andalusia
  • Universidad Autónoma de Chile

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Abstract

This paper aims to explore the effect of humble leadership on project management effectiveness by integrating the mediating role of employee creativity. Top management support moderates the direct (humble leadership and project management effectiveness) and indirect relationships through employee creativity. Time-lagged data were obtained from 332 persons working in a matrix organization on sustainable information technology projects. The results show that humble leadership enhances project management effectiveness by mediating and moderating processes. This study provides a solution to an underlying research question that has gone unanswered in prior studies. What are the strategies proposed for humble leadership in fostering the effectiveness of project management?.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9526
JournalSustainability (Switzerland)
Volume13
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2021
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Employee creativity
  • Humble leadership
  • Project management effectiveness
  • Top management support

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