The Effect of Project Types and Project Life Cycle Phases on Leadership Style

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dc.contributor.advisor Steyn, Herman
dc.contributor.coadvisor Bond-Barnard, T.J. (Taryn Jane)
dc.contributor.postgraduate Pretorius, Suzaan
dc.date.accessioned 2019-11-28T07:14:41Z
dc.date.available 2019-11-28T07:14:41Z
dc.date.created 2020
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.description Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2019. en_ZA
dc.description.abstract With the current trend towards empowered teams, hierarchical company structures are increasingly being replaced by team-based ones. As a result, a shift in the classic understanding of leadership is needed and research on leadership in project management is increasing. Two major concepts have developed in recent years: shared and vertical leadership styles. This thesis reports on the development of a new Model of leadership styles that considers the effect of project types and the project life cycle phases on leadership style (vertical versus shared leadership), and how an appropriate balance between the two styles influences the likelihood of project management success. A web-based questionnaire yielded 313 complete responses and the data was analysed using hypothesis testing. Based on this empirical work and relevant literature, a novel Model is proposed. The Model explains how project types and life cycle phases influence the appropriateness of different leadership styles, and it guides the practitioner to selecting appropriate leadership styles for specific situations. Recommendations for furthering the model are discussed. en_ZA
dc.description.availability Unrestricted en_ZA
dc.description.degree PhD (Project Management) en_ZA
dc.description.department Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM) en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship NRF en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Pretorius, S 2019, The Effect of Project Types and Project Life Cycle Phases on Leadership Style, PhD (Project Management) Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72418> en_ZA
dc.identifier.other A2020
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72418
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher University of Pretoria
dc.rights © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subject Project Management en_ZA
dc.subject UCTD
dc.title The Effect of Project Types and Project Life Cycle Phases on Leadership Style en_ZA
dc.type Thesis en_ZA


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