Impact of project governance on project success, with mediating role of organizational support and project team cohesion
Journal of Facilities Management
ISSN: 1472-5967
Article publication date: 25 August 2022
Issue publication date: 14 May 2024
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to determine how project governance influences project success. According to the authors, such an effect is mediated by organizational support and project team cohesion. The direct and indirect effects of organizational support and project team cohesion provided helpful information. The authors’ objective is to contribute to the project management knowledge of how project team cohesion plays a significant role in project success.
Design/methodology/approach
Data were collected from 350 employees working in Pakistan’s oil and gas industry. Four prime oil and gas exploration companies were selected as samples based on their contribution to the revenue. SPSS v23 and AMOS v23 were used for constructing structural equation modeling and path analysis to examine the direct and indirect effects.
Findings
The results revealed that project governance is positively related to project success. Furthermore, organizational support and project team cohesion mediated the relationship between project governance and project success.
Originality/value
Team cohesion has been primarily a topic of interest in sports psychology literature, education and medical sciences. There is an expressed need to investigate team cohesion issues in the broad domain of organizational development, specifically the project management literature. This study contributed by discussing team cohesion in the project context. Second, project governance was investigated using the conservation of resources theory. The lens of intellectual capital was applied to examine intangible resources of project governance like rules, regulations and directives for project success.
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Citation
Waseem, M., Iqbal, S. and Khan, K. (2024), "Impact of project governance on project success, with mediating role of organizational support and project team cohesion", Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 22 No. 3, pp. 432-457. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFM-03-2022-0023
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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