Purpose

The philosophy of the conservation resource theory, this paper aims to evaluate the relationship between humble leadership on project success by integrating the mediating role of psychological empowerment and the interacting effect of top management support on the direct relationship (humble leadership and project success), as well as indirect relationships through psychological empowerment.

Design/methodology/approach

Time lag data were gained from 337 persons working in the project-based organization across the information technology industry. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were used in this study.

Findings

By using the structural equation modelling method, the confirmatory factor analysis verified the uniqueness of the variable used in this research. The outcomes exhibited that humble leadership raised project success both directly and indirectly through mediation (psychological empowerment). Furthermore, Top management support was expected to have a moderating effect on the direct but not on the indirect relationship (via psychological empowerment).

Originality/value

This study demonstrates how top management support is essential for the project manager and project team members for the successful execution of the project. Particularly, minimal empirical research examines the interacting effect of top management support on humble leadership and employee psychological empowerment.

中文翻译：

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项目经理的谦逊会影响项目的成功吗？确认调解机制

目的

资源保护理论的哲学，本文旨在通过整合心理授权的中介作用和高层管理支持对直接关系（谦逊领导和项目成功）的交互作用，评估谦逊领导对项目成功的关系，如以及通过心理赋权建立间接关系。

设计/方法/方法

时间滞后数据是从信息技术行业基于项目的组织中工作的 337 人那里获得的。本研究使用了验证性因素分析和结构方程模型。

发现

采用结构方程建模方法，验证性因子分析验证了本研究所用变量的唯一性。结果表明，谦逊的领导通过调解（心理授权）直接和间接地提高了项目的成功率。此外，最高管理层的支持预计会对直接关系而不是间接关系（通过心理授权）产生调节作用。

原创性/价值

本研究展示了高层管理人员的支持对于项目经理和项目团队成员成功执行项目的重要性。特别是，最少的实证研究检验了高层管理支持对谦逊领导和员工心理授权的相互作用影响。