This chapter discusses the challenge imposed by the dispersed innovation that shifts toward replicating the positive traits of co-location and coupling it with the unique advantages of the global initiative. Key concepts in this chapter include project risk, risk pertinent to the innovative...

The aim of this article is to highlight the significance of leadership skills that are vital for project managers while managing projects effectively and efficiently. An interesting observation has been noted from literature in the field of project management that research on leadership of...

Literature reveals a number of confusions within the area of project management regarding the use of terminology and differing interpretations, concerning leadership competencies and leadership styles. In project management literature, many empirical studies have examined the influence of...

During the last three decades, substantial research has been conducted with top management support as a single dimensional construct. The significance of top management support as a critical success factor is well recognized in the literature. Yet, top management support has rarely been used as...

Literature reveals importance of leadership competencies for project managers who are responsible for successful implementation of projects. Project managers possess knowledge and skills of project management but still the rate of project success has not significantly been improved. This study...

The role of top management support in achieving project success has gained much attention in research and practice. A number of studies on single dimensional top management support have been conducted. In the engineering management literature, top management support has rarely been studied as a...

The successful completion of projects is a major challenge due to the lack of leadership competencies combined with inadequate support from senior management. In the case of the success of social sector projects there is a research gap in the extant literature. Therefore, this study aims to...

Big data analytics and decision-making are critical to project success. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the impact of big data analytics on project success and the moderating effect of decision-making from the resource-based view perspective. The study adopted a survey instrument and...

The importance of abilities and skills associated with the emotional leadership competencies has been discussed in project management literature. Project managers equipped with the emotional leadership competencies should be better in solving the challenges and problems to enhance project...

The objective of this research is to explore the significance of project leadership from literature which has been emerged as a child of leadership and management in last ten years. The motivation factor to conduct this study rise through fascinating observation revealed in literature that still...