School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, China.
Engineering Research Center of Catastrophic Prophylaxis and Treatment of Road and Traffic Safety of Ministry of Education, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, China.
Comput Intell Neurosci. 2021 Oct 18;2021:7517791. doi: 10.1155/2021/7517791. eCollection 2021.
This paper aims to systematically analyze the reasons for the differences in the relationship between transformational leadership (TL) and project success and apply meta-analysis to summarize which dimensions of TL are the main driving forces for project success. Adopting the meta-analysis approach, we investigated 31 independent studies ( = 6475) and studied the theoretical moderators of this relationship from the perspectives of mediating variables, cultural background, and document type to test whether the moderating effects can explain the inconsistent research results. The results reveal that TL positively affects project success and leadership charm is the primary driver of TL. Also, the existence of a mediating mechanism has a more significant impact on the success of the leading project. Meanwhile, compared with project construction under the Western cultural background, countries with Eastern culture are more inclined to use a people-oriented philosophy for project management to promote project success. This research provides an empirical perspective to help project leaders select management talents, regulate leaders' words and deeds, and cultivate technical and soft leadership skills. Besides, this paper proposes a unique and nuanced view of the relationship between TL and project success, enhancing people's understanding of the TL's role in influencing project success.
本文旨在系统分析变革型领导（TL）与项目成功之间关系差异的原因，并运用元分析来总结 TL 的哪些维度是项目成功的主要驱动力。本研究采用元分析方法，共调查了 31 项独立研究（n=6475），从中介变量、文化背景和文献类型等角度研究了这种关系的理论调节变量，以检验调节效应是否可以解释不一致的研究结果。结果表明，TL 对项目成功有积极影响，领导魅力是 TL 的主要驱动力。此外，中介机制的存在对领导项目的成功有更显著的影响。同时，与西方文化背景下的项目建设相比，具有东方文化的国家更倾向于采用以人为本的哲学进行项目管理，以促进项目成功。本研究为项目领导者选拔管理人才、规范领导者言行、培养技术和软领导技能提供了实证视角。此外，本文还提出了一种独特而细致的 TL 与项目成功之间关系的观点，增强了人们对 TL 在影响项目成功方面的作用的理解。
