Project managers as knowledge workers: competencies for effective project management in developing countries
Fecha de publicación
2021ISSN
2076-3387
Resumen
Studies have shown that project managers are responsible for the successful management of various projects. Increasingly, this success depends on the project manager being a knowledge worker (KW)—i.e., possessing and utilizing both “hard” and “soft” skills/competencies to manage assigned projects. Nonetheless, there has not been enough studies on what these competencies are, especially in the context of developing countries (DCs). This study, therefore, seeks to conceptualize project managers as KWs by identifying the key competencies and their relationships needed to effectively manage projects in DCs. To achieve this objective, a survey was conducted among 112 project management (PM) practitioners in Ghana. The opinions from the respondents were edited, summarized and categorized by creating word queries, thus, making it easier to make deductions from them. Finally, content analysis was conducted to help establish links in the responses so as to deduce appropriate recommendations. The findings provide a set of “soft” and “hard” skills/competencies and their unique combinations for effective PM in DCs. The primary contribution of this study stems from highlighting the key competencies that project managers need to ensure effective PM in DCs, thus, helping these countries to make a more efficient use of their scarce resources.
Tipo de documento
Artículo
Versión del documento
Versión publicada
Lengua
English
Materias (CDU)
3 - Ciencias sociales
37 - Educación. Enseñanza. Formación. Tiempo libre
Palabras clave
Competències
Treballadors del coneixement
Organitzacions orientades a projectes
Gestió de projectes
Països en desenvolupament
Competencias
Trabajadores del conocimiento
Organizaciones orientadas a proyectos
Gestión de proyectos
Países en desarrollo
Competencies
Knowledge workers
Project oriented organizations
Project management
Developing countries
Páginas
13
Publicado por
MDPI
Colección
11; 4
Publicado en
Administrative Sciences
Citación
Amoah, Armstrong; Marimon, Frederic. Project managers as knowledge workers: competencies for effective project management in developing countries. Administrative Sciences, 2021, 11(4), 131. Disponible en: <https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/11/4/131>. Fecha de acceso: 15 nov. 2021. DOI: 10.3390/admsci11040131
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