Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the differences between leadership competences of project managers and those of functional managers. Design/methodology/approach – Leadership styles of 414 project managers were assessed using a validated research instrument, the leadership...

Purpose – Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the economy, in terms of employment and their contribution to national wealth. A significant proportion of that contribution comes from innovation. SMEs are also the engine for future growth in the economy. Project...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relative importance of project managers' attitudes towards their project and their leadership competences for achieving project success. Leadership competences were assessed as emotional, managerial, and intellectual competences (EQ,...

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