Choosing Appropriate Project Managers—Matching Their Leadership Style to the Type of Project

Choosing Appropriate Project Managers: Matching Their Leadership Style to the Type of Project

by Rodney Turner and Ralf Müller 

2006 (132 pages)

ISBN:9781933890203

Challenging two commonly held views found in the project management community, this book shows that the project manager’s competence does contribute to project success, and different competence profiles are required on different types of projects.

Choosing Appropriate Project Managers—Matching Their Leadership Style to the Type of Project

Executive Summary

Chapter 1

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Introduction

Chapter 2

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Leadership

Chapter 3

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Project Success

Chapter 4

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Research Methodology

Chapter 5

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Interviews

Chapter 6

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Web-based Questionnaire

Chapter 7

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Project Manager Profiles

Chapter 8

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Recommendations and Conclusions

Appendix A

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Author Contact Details

Appendix B

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Fifteen Competency Dimensions of Leadership

Appendix C

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Project Categories

Appendix D

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Interview Questions

Appendix E

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Interview Data

Appendix F

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Web-based Questionnaire

Appendix G

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Web-based Questionnaire Data and Analysis

References

Bibliography