Transformational leadership and project success: The mediating role of team-building

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 806-818

  Aga, D A ^a,b   Noorderhaven, N ^a   Vallejo, B ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ETHIOPIAN CIVIL SERVICE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Project success; Team building; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; FIELD SURVEYS; MEDIATING ROLES; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; PROJECT SUCCESS; TEAM BUILDING; TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CAPACITY BUILDING; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84962028248     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2016.02.012     Document Type: Article

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