Project Managers’ Competencies and Leadership Styles from the Perspective of Organizations Functioning in Poland

Katarzyna Grzesik () and Katarzyna Piwowar-Sulej
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Katarzyna Grzesik: Wroclaw University of Economics, Komandorska 118/120, 53-345 Wrocław, Poland

Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation, 2018, vol. 14, issue 3, 35-60

Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the issue of project manager competencies and project leadership styles which occur in different types of project-oriented organizations, i.e., the strictly project-oriented organizations (implementing projects for external clients) and organizations that manage projects for internal purposes. The subject literature studies and empirical research results conducted in 100 enterprises were used to accomplish the above-defined goal. The authors discussed the specific nature of project-oriented work and the specificity of project team management. A literature review on project manager competencies and project leadership styles was conducted. Three important competencies were identified that differentiate project managers between those working in strictly project-oriented organizations and those working in organizations which perform project-based management for internal purposes, i.e., achievement orientation, sensitivity teamwork and cooperation. The analysis of applied and desired leadership styles indicated a preference by project team members for a democratic leadership style, in particular during the project implementation phase, in both types of project-oriented organizations.

Keywords: project manager; competencies; leadership; project success (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.7341/20181432

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