Project Governance and Project Performance: The Moderating Role of Top Management Support

Muhammad Zeeshan Fareed and Qin Su
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Muhammad Zeeshan Fareed: School of Management, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Qin Su: School of Management, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 5, 1-13

Abstract: Project governance (PG) has been primarily acknowledged as critical by researchers and practitioners in regard to successfully executing projects. However, project governance of public projects has received less attention from researchers. Therefore, in this study, we studied the effects of project governance and top management support (TMS) on project performance (PP) and their interactions in public sector projects. Using the lens of resource dependence theory (RDT), we hypothesize whether TMS moderates the impact of PG on PP. A quantitative deductive approach was employed to examine this relationship. Quantitative data were collected using a structured questionnaire from 346 project managers, team members, and stakeholders. Our results indicated that PG and TMS are positively significantly correlated with project performance. Moreover, we found that TMS acts as a quasi-moderator in the relationship between PG and PP.

Keywords: project performance; project governance; top management support; megaprojects; Belt and Road Initiative (BRI); Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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