Abstract
The number of complex projects is increasing across many sectors and the associated challenges are substantial. Using a field study, the present dissertation aims to understand how project managers' emotional intelligence (EI) contributes to project success. Further, the study proposes and tests a model linking EI to project success and examines the mediating effects of project managers' transformational leadership style on this relationship. To achieve the objectives of the study data were collected through self-administered questionnaires from a sample of 218 project managers and project employees. The descriptive stats and partial least square structural equation model were applied through SPSS and SmartPLS for data analysis. The results of the study revealed that the emotional intelligence of project managers has a significant and positive effect on project success of construction projects. Furthermore, the study found evidence that the transformational leadership style mediates the relationship between EI and project success. The study has practical implications for construction companies and recommends the need to look for cognitive intelligence and experience in hardcore management skills to recruit emotionally intelligent managers which result in project success.
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