IMPACT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSETS

Abstract

This study examines the impact of transformational leadership style on project management assets within State owned enterprises (SoE) of Abu Dhabi, UAE. Project management was measured with the help of four characteristics of project management assets acronym VRIO (VRIO is an acronym for Value, Rarity, Imitability and Organisation). The data was collected from 539 employees of State owned enterprises (SoE) of Abu Dhabi and analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM) via Smart PLS 3.0. The data analysis shows that transformational leadership has a positive significant impact on all four characteristics of project management assets acronym value, rarity, inimitability and organizational support. The proposed model explained 0.9%, 7.8%, 8.8% and 6.8% of the variance in Value, Rarity, Imitability and organizational support respectively. Theoretical and practical implications are also provided.