Title: Project team characteristics and project success: evidence from a developing economy

Authors: Richard Ampofo Boadu; Kyeame Ghansah

Addresses: Ghana Education Trust Fund, P.O. Box MB254, Accra, Ghana ' National Insurance Commission, P. O. Box CT 3456, Cantonment, Accra, Ghana

Abstract: This study assesses the impact of project team characteristics, conceptualised as centrifugal and centripetal forces, on project success, and the role of process innovation. The results showed that, manager competence, risk management competence, reach to community, reach to suppliers and reach to organisation were significant determinants of project success with the interaction effect of manager competence, risk management competence, and process innovation supporting the hypotheses. The study recommends that, managers should provide good leadership to the project team and effectively coordinate the project team and its activities. With effective leadership, managers can influence team members to achieve a common goal.

Keywords: centripetal forces; centrifugal forces; public sector; process innovation; project success.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVCM.2023.135612

International Journal of Value Chain Management, 2023 Vol.14 No.4, pp.414 - 436

Received: 31 Jan 2023
Accepted: 28 May 2023
Published online: 19 Dec 2023 *

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