Influence of Project Managers¿ Competencies on Delivering Innovation

There is a lack of understanding about the influence of project manager competencies on the delivery of successful innovation in projects. This book, therefore, investigates the impact of project manager innovation competencies on the delivery of successful innovation in projects, and analytically examines the mediation effect of the project manager innovation personality traits and environment on the relationship between the project manager innovation competencies and the delivery of successful innovation in projects. The study employs a quantitative method, and the data analysis is performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and Structural Equation Modeling (AMOS) by means of multiple-regression, path and mediation analysis. The findings indicate that the studied project manager innovation competencies have a direct positive impact on the delivery of successful innovation in projects, and that the project manager innovation personality traits and environment mediate this relationship. The analysis should be useful to project managers who intent to deliver successful innovation in projects, or anyone interested in utilizing structural equation modeling.