- Title
- Investigating the relationships between project management performance, team empowerment and project success in Hong Kong
- Creator
- Yau, Yuet Wah Sindy
- Relation
- University of Newcastle Research Higher Degree Thesis
- Resource Type
- thesis
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Professional Doctorate - Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
- Description
- The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between project management performance and project success in Hong Kong, together with a consideration of the possible moderating effect of team empowerment on that relationship. The research was modelled on previous studies testing the relationship between project management performance and project success in United Arab Emirates and the works studying the impact of psychological team empowerment on team performance. Quantitative cross-sectional research with an online survey was conducted with participation of project management practitioners from various industries in Hong Kong. A series of multiple regression analyses was conducted to test the research hypotheses. Analysis of data and subsequent results indicated that there was a significant and positive relationship between Project Management Performance and Project Success in Hong Kong. However, the moderating effect of psychological Team Empowerment on the relationship between Project Management Performance, with the exception of the sub factor of ‘Project Management Key Performance Indicators’, and Project Success in Hong Kong was positive but not significant. This research further revealed that psychological Team Empowerment was an independent variable creating positive and significant impact on Project Success. This research supports that Project Management Performance, especially the management of ‘Project Management Policy and Strategies’ and ‘Project Management Key Performance Indicators’, was effective in creating success for projects in Hong Kong. Project management practitioners in Hong Kong are further advised to make use of psychological team empowerment to motivate teams for achieving project success. This research contributes to expanding the scope of project management research in Hong Kong and provides practical references for project managers to motivate project teams with team empowerment. In view of the limitations of a positivist quantitative research, more studies with other research paradigms and methodologies are recommended to further explore the impact of various contextual and contingency factors in affecting the impact of project management and the achievement of project success in Hong Kong.
- Subject
- project; project management; KPI; success framework; leadership; project management performance; project success; project team; empowerment; team empowerment; psychological empowerment; success criteria; key performance indicator; PM
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1337895
- Identifier
- uon:27905
- Rights
- Copyright 2017 Yuet Wah Sindy Yau
- Language
- eng
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