Impact of humble leadership on project success: the mediating role of psychological empowerment and innovative work behavior

Ali, Mudassar; Zhang, Li; Shah, Syed Jamal; Khan, Salim; Shah, Adnan Muhammad

doi:10.1108/lodj-05-2019-0230

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“…Frequently, the project team is working autonomously outside the organizational hierarchy. This indicates that psychological empowerment in terms of meaning, competence, self-determination and impact can lead to project success by developing the relevant attitudes, values, problem-solving techniques and interpersonal and group methodologies necessary for the successful delivery of the project (Ali et al, 2020;Khan et al, 2020).…”

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“…Employees who feel respected and support at the workplace are expected to perform well, especially in a project-based organization (Miao et al, 2020;Shanock and Eisenberger, 2006;Tabassi, 2016). Ali et al (2020) asserted that a humble project manager is likely to provoke followers through psychologically empowering by accepting followers' capability, commitment and acknowledgment of their feedback to achieve the project's objectives.…”

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Does humility of project manager affect project success? Confirmation of moderated mediation mechanism

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Purpose The philosophy of the conservation resource theory, this paper aims to evaluate the relationship between humble leadership on project success by integrating the mediating role of psychological empowerment and the interacting effect of top management support on the direct relationship (humble leadership and project success), as well as indirect relationships through psychological empowerment. Design/methodology/approach Time lag data were gained from 337 persons working in the project-based organization across the information technology industry. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were used in this study. Findings By using the structural equation modelling method, the confirmatory factor analysis verified the uniqueness of the variable used in this research. The outcomes exhibited that humble leadership raised project success both directly and indirectly through mediation (psychological empowerment). Furthermore, Top management support was expected to have a moderating effect on the direct but not on the indirect relationship (via psychological empowerment). Originality/value This study demonstrates how top management support is essential for the project manager and project team members for the successful execution of the project. Particularly, minimal empirical research examines the interacting effect of top management support on humble leadership and employee psychological empowerment.

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“…As a result, employees are secure enough to openly present suggestion to leaders and trust their leaders to notice and act coherently 34 . Humble leadership promotes followers to put on fresh ideas and generate an environment where innovative approaches are encouraged to inspire workers to establish inventive solutions before a suitable method is selected 6 . Furthermore, the humble leader makes their subordinates resilient toward precariousness by teachability and responsiveness to criticism and encourages their team members to attempt new things based on trial and error (Mallén et al, 2019) that stimulate creativity among them the followers 35 .…”

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“…Furthermore, it means a good chance of projects following as the employee creativity element is appropriately applied. The previous work demonstrated that such an operational application produces a climate where subordinates feel confident, adding to the triumph of the venture 6 .…”

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“…Among all traits of leaders, humility trait can be an important antecedent of project management effectiveness. Ali, et al 6 defined humble project managers as a pure form of relational leadership who appreciate the contributions of followers. Consequently, the present research recommended that the link between humble leadership and project management effectiveness be investigated.…”

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Can Leader Humility Enhance Project Management Effectiveness? Interactive Effect of Top Management Support

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This paper aims to explore the effect of humble leadership on project success by integrating the mediating role of employee creativity. Top management support moderates the direct relationship (humble leadership and project management effectiveness) and indirect relationships through employee creativity. Time-lagged data were obtained from 332 persons working in the matrix organization across the information technology. The results showed that humble leadership enhance project management effectiveness by mediating and moderating processes. This study provides a solution to an underlying research question that has gone unanswered in prior studies. What are the strategies proposed for humble leadership in fostering the effectiveness of the project?

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Humble leadership: A review and synthesis of leader expressed humility

Kelemen

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J Organ Behavior

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Recent academic research has proliferated around the construct of humble leadership. Humble leadership involves having an accurate view of oneself, recognizing the contributions of followers, and modeling teachability. Given the growing interest in this construct, we provide a review of the humble leadership literature. First, we clarify how humble leadership has been defined and measured in the current literature and discuss how it compares to moral-based leadership approaches. Second, we review the extant literature by examining humble leadership's theoretical and nomological network, highlighting the antecedents, outcomes, moderators, and mediators.Third, we provide an overview of key methodological strengths and weaknesses.Finally, we conclude by drawing upon our review of the literature to present directions for future research that will advance the understanding of humble leadership. In sum, our review highlights the key elements and findings of where humble leadership has been and indicates ways to drive this literature forward.

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Impact of humble leadership on project success: the mediating role of psychological empowerment and innovative work behavior

Cited by 98 publications

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Does humility of project manager affect project success? Confirmation of moderated mediation mechanism

Does humility of project manager affect project success? Confirmation of moderated mediation mechanism

Can Leader Humility Enhance Project Management Effectiveness? Interactive Effect of Top Management Support

Humble leadership: A review and synthesis of leader expressed humility

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