Sustainability and software development projects: leadership, core self-evaluation and empowerment as critical success factors

IF 4 Q2 BUSINESS

European Business Review Pub Date : 2024-09-10 DOI:10.1108/ebr-12-2023-0387

Katarzyna Piwowar-Sulej, Qaisar Iqbal

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to integrate job demands–resources theory with core self-evaluation theory to examine how and when sustainable project leadership stimulates sustainable project performance. Psychological empowerment is used as a mechanism between sustainable project leadership and sustainable project performance, whereas core self-evaluation acts as a moderator between sustainable project leadership and psychological empowerment.

Design/methodology/approach

This study adopts a time-lagged two-phase approach to collecting data from 257 software engineers working in medium-sized and large companies in the Polish financial sector.

Findings

This study reveals the direct and indirect (through psychological empowerment) effects of sustainable project leadership on sustainable project performance. It also confirms that the “sustainable project leadership–psychological empowerment” relationship strengthens with increasing level of project team members’ core self-evaluation.

Originality/value

This article explores a unique research framework. It significantly enriches the literature on sustainable project management, increasing the understanding of effective leadership practices that address the needs of software engineering teams to support sustainable project performance.

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可持续性与软件开发项目：领导力、核心自我评价和授权是成功的关键因素

本文旨在将工作需求-资源理论与核心自我评价理论相结合，研究可持续项目领导力如何以及何时激发可持续项目绩效。心理赋权被用作可持续项目领导力与可持续项目绩效之间的机制，而核心自我评价则是可持续项目领导力与心理赋权之间的调节因子。研究结果本研究揭示了可持续项目领导力对可持续项目绩效的直接和间接（通过心理赋权）影响。研究还证实，随着项目团队成员核心自我评价水平的提高，"可持续项目领导力-心理授权 "关系也会加强。它极大地丰富了有关可持续项目管理的文献，加深了人们对有效领导实践的理解，从而满足了软件工程团队支持可持续项目绩效的需求。

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European Business Review BUSINESS-

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8.30

自引率

4.80%

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期刊介绍： Articles should cover the key business disciplines - management, leadership, marketing, logistics, strategy, quality management, entrepreneurship, business ethics, international business, operations management, manufacturing, accounting and finance - specifically relating to experiences and reflections of interest to business and academia worldwide.