Guangdong Linzhi Science and Technology, Group Co., Ltd, Foshan, Guangdong Province, 528251, People's Republic of China.
Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, 50003, Czech Republic.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Feb;29(7):10388-10398. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-16441-6. Epub 2021 Sep 14.
The aim of this study to examine how critical success factors (CSFs) affect the project success (PS), directly and indirectly, using the despotic leadership (DL) as a mediating variable. Critical success factors with multiple dimensions, such as organizational factors, team factors, technical factors, and communication factors, were used in this study. In this study, we used a questionnaire survey approach. The data were collected from the project directors, project managers, functional managers, and team leaders working in the renewable energy project of Pakistan. For data analysis, we used the partial least squares structural equation modeling through SmartPLS 3.2. The outcomes indicate that team factors and communication factors have a positive and significant relationship with PS in the direct relationship. At the same time, organization factors and technical factors were insignificant in the direct relationship with PS. Moreover, to examine the mediating effects of despotic leadership, we have examined the indirect effects of critical success factors on PS. The findings of this study indicate that DL is not mediated between organizational factors and PS in the indirect relationship. However, DL negatively mediates between three factors (team, technical, and communication) of critical success factors on project success. This paper concludes that despotic leaders go beyond controlling and self-serving behaviour and are engaged in exploitative and unethical acts that can drain project resources, which reduce the success and sustainability of renewable energy projects.
本研究旨在探讨关键成功因素（CSFs）如何通过专制领导（DL）作为中介变量，直接和间接地影响项目成功（PS）。本研究使用了具有多个维度的关键成功因素，如组织因素、团队因素、技术因素和沟通因素。在本研究中，我们采用了问卷调查方法。数据来自巴基斯坦可再生能源项目中的项目经理、项目管理人员、职能经理和团队领导。为了进行数据分析，我们使用了 SmartPLS 3.2 的偏最小二乘结构方程建模。研究结果表明，在直接关系中，团队因素和沟通因素与 PS 呈正相关且显著关系。同时，组织因素和技术因素与 PS 在直接关系中并不显著。此外，为了检验专制领导的中介效应，我们检验了关键成功因素对 PS 的间接效应。研究结果表明，在间接关系中，DL 并没有在组织因素和 PS 之间起到中介作用。然而，DL 对关键成功因素的三个因素（团队、技术和沟通）对项目成功的影响起到了负向的中介作用。本文得出的结论是，专制领导者不仅控制和自我服务行为，还从事剥削和不道德的行为，这些行为会消耗项目资源，从而降低可再生能源项目的成功和可持续性。
