The Impact of Leadership on Project Performance

Abstract

In this research study, leadership factors of HR planning were adopted on the basis of project nature and analyzed the effect of the factors on the performance of the project. The links of these factors with strategic goals and objectives of the project were explored in order to improve project performance and develop organizational culture that foster innovativeness, flexibility, formulating and executing HR systems & policies and activities that produce the employees competencies and behavior the project needs to achieve its strategic aims. The data was collected from includes 70 employees from four main consultancies companies working together on a project, located in Lahore, Pakistan. Responses were gone through EFA and Cronbach's alpha test to assure consistency and reliability. Finally, path analysis in SEM using Amos was run to explore the nature and strength of the links. Results suggest that leadership has positive links with project performance.

Keywords: HR Planning, Project Human Management System (PHMS), Leadership, SEM