Transformational Leadership and Project Success: A Mediating Role of Public Service Motivation

Previous studies have linked public-sector employees’ motivation to desired results such as higher performance and improved quality of public services. However, questions about the impact of employee motivation on public projects have received less attention. This article uses work motivation theory...

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Published inAdministration & society Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 690 - 713
Main Authors Fareed, Muhammad Zeeshan, Su, Qin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.04.2022
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Employee motivation
Government employees
Leadership
Motivation
Motivation theory
Public administration
Public services
Transformational leadership
project management
project success
public service motivation
public administration
transformational leadership
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Summary:Previous studies have linked public-sector employees’ motivation to desired results such as higher performance and improved quality of public services. However, questions about the impact of employee motivation on public projects have received less attention. This article uses work motivation theory to explore the fundamental processes by which transformational leadership (TL) and public service motivation (PSM) engender public project success (PS). Analysis of 296 public servants’ data working on Pakistan public projects showed a positive correlation between TL, PSM, and PS. It also showed that PSM partially mediates the relationship between TL and PS.
ISSN:0095-3997
1552-3039
DOI:10.1177/00953997211040466