TY - GEN
T1 - Project manager- Project (Pm-P) fit and project success
AU - Malach-Pines, Ayala
AU - Dvir, Dov
AU - Sadeh, Arik
PY - 2007/12/1
Y1 - 2007/12/1
N2 - Person-Environment Fit, the match between individuals and the environments in which they work, has been the focus of much research. P-E fit occurs when there is a good match between the characteristics/requirements of a particular work environment and the characteristics/expectations of the person working in that environment. Individuals tend to prefer environments that have the same "personality" that they do. The current study extended P-E fit to the fit between project mangers' (PM) personality and the types of projects (P) they manage, and focuses on the relationship between PM-P Fit and project success. Two hundred eighty nine Israeli PMs responded to a specially designed questionnaire that included three parts: 1. classified projects along three dimensions: Novelty, Complexity and Technology. 2. focused on PM's personality traits relevant to these dimensions (e.g. Novelty was assessed using Openness to Experiences items.) It was hypothesized that the greater the PM-P Fit, the greater the project success. Findings supported this hypothesis. PMs whose personal profile was close to the ideal PM profile for a particular project type were more successful (both in terms of customer satisfaction and in terms of overall success). The theoretical as well as practical implications of these findings will be discussed.
AB - Person-Environment Fit, the match between individuals and the environments in which they work, has been the focus of much research. P-E fit occurs when there is a good match between the characteristics/requirements of a particular work environment and the characteristics/expectations of the person working in that environment. Individuals tend to prefer environments that have the same "personality" that they do. The current study extended P-E fit to the fit between project mangers' (PM) personality and the types of projects (P) they manage, and focuses on the relationship between PM-P Fit and project success. Two hundred eighty nine Israeli PMs responded to a specially designed questionnaire that included three parts: 1. classified projects along three dimensions: Novelty, Complexity and Technology. 2. focused on PM's personality traits relevant to these dimensions (e.g. Novelty was assessed using Openness to Experiences items.) It was hypothesized that the greater the PM-P Fit, the greater the project success. Findings supported this hypothesis. PMs whose personal profile was close to the ideal PM profile for a particular project type were more successful (both in terms of customer satisfaction and in terms of overall success). The theoretical as well as practical implications of these findings will be discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=47849094607&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/PICMET.2007.4349541
DO - 10.1109/PICMET.2007.4349541
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:47849094607
SN - 1890843164
SN - 9781890843168
T3 - Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology
SP - 2096
EP - 2106
BT - PICMET '07 - Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology - Proceedings Management of Converging Technologies
T2 - PICMET '07 - Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology - Management of Converging Technologies
Y2 - 5 August 2007 through 9 August 2007
ER -