Examining the Mediating Effect of Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction between Project Manager Emotional Intelligence and Project Success

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the Project Manager’s emotional Intelligence on HVAC project success in Pakistan settings along with the mediating effect of job satisfaction and organizational commitment to bring clarity to the assessment of the relationship between the Project Manager’s emotional intelligence and project success in Pakistan settings. A quantitative research strategy is applied to collect realistic data from 210 Project Managers (from all the entities involved in the execution phase of the project the important ones being Sub-Contractors, Equipment Distributors as well as Product Manufacturers) of the HVAC industry of Pakistan. The collected data was analyzed and examined by using Structured Equation Modeling through the Partial Least Square method. To analysis the collected data SPSS and Smart PLS software were used. The findings of this study showed that the Project Manager’s emotional intelligence is positively related to project success and suggest the most evident result that there is a healthy and positive effect of Job Satisfaction and organizational commitment towards the success of a project. These suggestions amplify the need of the upper management to understand the significance of the mediating roles and its willingness to take care of necessary steps for letting and giving room to the Intelligence of the Project Manager having a positive outcome on the project success. Originality: This is first study in project management in Pakistan settings and delivers an advanced knowledge of emotional intelligence along with its importance to Project Success