Understanding the Effects of Trust and Conflict Event Criticality on Conflict Resolution Behavior in Construction Projects: Mediating Role of Social Motives

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 04021066
Author(s):  
Bo Li ◽  
Ying Gao ◽  
Shuibo Zhang ◽  
Conghan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Social Motives ◽  
Mediating Role

The role of site manager transformational leadership in the construction project success

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Zavari ◽  
Mohammad Reza Afshar
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Innovation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
A Site ◽  
Site Manager ◽  
Site Managers

PurposeIn the construction industry, site managers are responsible for the day-to-day on-site running of a project. Site managers are required not only to ensure that work is done safely, on time, within budget and to the right quality standards, but also to manage any delays or problems encountered on-site during a construction project. Thus, a site manager has a significant position in the success of a construction project. However, there is a lack of studies considering the role of the leadership style of a site manager in construction project success. In this study, not only the effect of the transformational leadership (TL) style of site managers on the success of construction projects is assessed, but also the mediating role of team-building (TB) and team innovation between TL and project success is studied.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed hypotheses are tested by comparing the performance criteria of construction projects with the TL style of site managers. The success criteria of the projects are examined using project documents and client opinions, and the TL of site managers, TB aspects and team innovation in projects are assessed by asking from their subordinates. The Pearson correlation coefficient is employed to investigate the relation between every two variables.FindingsThe results illustrate that the TL of a site manager is directly related to project success; thus, the findings would confirm the importance of selecting appropriate site managers for construction projects. Moreover, while there is a mediating role of TB between TL and construction project success, team innovation does not have a mediating impact in design-bid-build (DBB) construction projects.Originality/valueAs there is a lack of studies assessing the TL effects on the success of construction projects and the significant role of site managers, this study is one of the first researches that tested these impacts and evaluated the mediating role of TB and team innovation between TL and project performance.

scholarly journals Mindfulness and Romantic Relationship Outcomes: the Mediating Role of Conflict Resolution Styles and Closeness

Mindfulness ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2314-2324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Gesell ◽  
Frank Niklas ◽  
Sandra Schmiedeler ◽  
Robin Segerer
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Conflict Resolution Styles ◽  
Relationship Outcomes

scholarly journals Do prior interactions breed cooperation in construction projects? The mediating role of contracts

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 633-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Wang ◽  
Yongqiang Chen ◽  
Yongcheng Fu ◽  
Wenjing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Mediating Role

scholarly journals Impact of Safety Climate on Safety Behaviour in Construction Projects: Mediating Mechanism and Interacting Effect

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-181
Author(s):  
Muhammad Rafique ◽  
Saira Ahmed ◽  
Maha Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Safety Attitude ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Safety Behaviour

This study aimed to investigate the impact of safety climate on safety behaviour with the mediating role of safety attitude and mediating role of safety-specific transformational leadership. Data were collected from 294 respondents from different construction projects in Pakistan. The study employed an analytical descriptive approach as its research methodology. The results revealed that safety climate exhibits a significant positive correlation with safety behaviour in projects, as well as with safety attitude. Moreover, the findings demonstrated that safety attitude and safety-specific transformational leadership do not mediate the relationship between safety climate and safety behaviour in projects. In this study, the implications for the project managers and employees as well as future research directions are discussed.

Social Motives Predict Loneliness During a Developmental Transition

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 145-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Nikitin ◽  
Alexandra M. Freund
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Avoidance ◽  
Social Approach ◽  
Social Motives ◽  
Developmental Transitions ◽  
Avoidance Motivation ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Low Levels

Abstract. Establishing new social relationships is important for mastering developmental transitions in young adulthood. In a 2-year longitudinal study with four measurement occasions (T1: n = 245, T2: n = 96, T3: n = 103, T4: n = 85), we investigated the role of social motives in college students’ mastery of the transition of moving out of the parental home, using loneliness as an indicator of poor adjustment to the transition. Students with strong social approach motivation reported stable and low levels of loneliness. In contrast, students with strong social avoidance motivation reported high levels of loneliness. However, this effect dissipated relatively quickly as most of the young adults adapted to the transition over a period of several weeks. The present study also provides evidence for an interaction between social approach and social avoidance motives: Social approach motives buffered the negative effect on social well-being of social avoidance motives. These results illustrate the importance of social approach and social avoidance motives and their interplay during developmental transitions.

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