Leadership competences of sustainable construction project managers

The building industry has been acknowledged as being vital in stimulating societal change toward sustainable development in a global context. From a theoretical perspective, this study extends leadership competencies and transformational leadership qualities as hierarchical, reflective constructs, i...

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Published in:Journal of cleaner production 2016-06, Vol.124, p.339-349
Main Authors: Tabassi, Amin Akhavan, Roufechaei, Kamand M., Ramli, Mahyuddin, Bakar, Abu Hassan Abu, Ismail, Radzi, Pakir, A. Hamid Kadir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assessments
Buildings
Cleaning
Construction
Construction industry
Criteria
Leadership
Leadership competence
Project manager
Sustainability
Sustainable building construction
Transformational leadership
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Summary:The building industry has been acknowledged as being vital in stimulating societal change toward sustainable development in a global context. From a theoretical perspective, this study extends leadership competencies and transformational leadership qualities as hierarchical, reflective constructs, integrating ten associated components. The research analysis was completed using a sample population of 70 project managers in sustainable building projects. The model shows that leadership competencies, as well as the transformational leadership qualities of project managers as second-order reflective constructs experience a direct impact on the success criteria for sustainable buildings. In addition, the results indicate that the intellectual competence of project managers plays the most significant role in sustainable building achievements. In general, the present study extends some of the significant components from leadership assessment in the context of construction project managers in sustainable building projects and has generated a new model to facilitate the process of sustainability in the industry. •We examine the leadership competences of sustainable construction project managers.•Leadership competence-sustainable success criteria have been generated as a model.•Intellectual competence shows the most significant impact in sustainable success.•High quality of transformational leadership was practiced by project managers.•Transformational leadership shows insignificant impact on sustainable criteria.
ISSN:0959-6526
1879-1786
DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.076