Developing a mechanism of construction project manager’s emotional intelligence on project success: A grounded theory research based in China
A project manager’s emotional intelligence (EI) is essential to project success. However, the mechanism in this cause and effect remains a black box in extant literature. China is now the world’s largest construction market, and figuring out the mechanism of construction project manager’s (CPM’s) EI...
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| description | A project manager’s emotional intelligence (EI) is essential to project success. However, the mechanism in this cause and effect remains a black box in extant literature. China is now the world’s largest construction market, and figuring out the mechanism of construction project manager’s (CPM’s) EI on project success is meaningful for developing the global construction market. This study conducted an in-depth interview with 24 CPMs with more than 5-year experience in construction project management. The grounded theory was employed to profile the application of CPM’s EI and to build the multilevel mechanism that explains the influence of CPM’s EI on project success. The mechanism framework conforms to the existed input–process–output (IPO) theory. It consists of a team-level mechanism (including the positive team atmosphere, shared vision, and team cohesion) and an individual-level mechanism (i.e., organizational citizenship behavior directed at the organization, perceived supervisor support, trust in leader, and subordinate’s psychological and emotional health). This study further proposed that the effect of this mechanism does not work immediately but develops with time passing. Implications for further research and project management practice are discussed in the end. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48232f5b2bd64164ad5e3618c4d3753d2022-12-22T03:50:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-09-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.693516693516Developing a mechanism of construction project manager’s emotional intelligence on project success: A grounded theory research based in ChinaQi Zhang0Qi Zhang1Shengyue Hao2School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaNetwork Security and Informationization Research Institute, Huaxin Consulting Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Engineering and Management, School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, ChinaA project manager’s emotional intelligence (EI) is essential to project success. However, the mechanism in this cause and effect remains a black box in extant literature. China is now the world’s largest construction market, and figuring out the mechanism of construction project manager’s (CPM’s) EI on project success is meaningful for developing the global construction market. This study conducted an in-depth interview with 24 CPMs with more than 5-year experience in construction project management. The grounded theory was employed to profile the application of CPM’s EI and to build the multilevel mechanism that explains the influence of CPM’s EI on project success. The mechanism framework conforms to the existed input–process–output (IPO) theory. It consists of a team-level mechanism (including the positive team atmosphere, shared vision, and team cohesion) and an individual-level mechanism (i.e., organizational citizenship behavior directed at the organization, perceived supervisor support, trust in leader, and subordinate’s psychological and emotional health). This study further proposed that the effect of this mechanism does not work immediately but develops with time passing. Implications for further research and project management practice are discussed in the end.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.693516/fullemotional intelligence (EI)construction project managers (CPMs)project successgrounded theory (GT)mechanism building |
| spellingShingle | Qi Zhang Qi Zhang Shengyue Hao Developing a mechanism of construction project manager’s emotional intelligence on project success: A grounded theory research based in China Frontiers in Psychology emotional intelligence (EI) construction project managers (CPMs) project success grounded theory (GT) mechanism building |
| title | Developing a mechanism of construction project manager’s emotional intelligence on project success: A grounded theory research based in China |
| title_full | Developing a mechanism of construction project manager’s emotional intelligence on project success: A grounded theory research based in China |
| title_fullStr | Developing a mechanism of construction project manager’s emotional intelligence on project success: A grounded theory research based in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing a mechanism of construction project manager’s emotional intelligence on project success: A grounded theory research based in China |
| title_short | Developing a mechanism of construction project manager’s emotional intelligence on project success: A grounded theory research based in China |
| title_sort | developing a mechanism of construction project manager s emotional intelligence on project success a grounded theory research based in china |
| topic | emotional intelligence (EI) construction project managers (CPMs) project success grounded theory (GT) mechanism building |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.693516/full |
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