Perceived Impact of Leadership Style on Project Success: The Case of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia IT Projects
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2023-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The objective of this research is to evaluate the perceived impact of leadership style on project success, In the case of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia IT projects. In order to accomplish this goal, the study made an effort to ascertain how three leadership styles: Transformational leadership style, Transactional leadership style, and laissez-faire leadership style affect IT project success implemented by bank. An explanatory research design with a quantitative approach was used in the study to better understand and examine the phenomenon. A questionnaire survey via google form was used to obtain primary data from samples drawn from the target population. A valid and reliable of 180 questionnaires were distributed via email; 158 of them were fully completed and returned. Descriptive statistics and inferential analysis were used to analyze the data using SPSS software version 29.0. The result of the descriptive analysis indicated the presence of all three leadership styles on IT projects in the bank. The study found the contribution of leadership style to be significant and crucial to project success. The research also discovered from the correlation analysis that there is a strong & positive correlation between Transformational leadership style and project success, a strong & positive correlation between Transactional
leadership style and project success, and a moderate & positive correlation between Laissez-faire leadership style and project success. Moreover, the result from the regression analysis showed that Transformational leadership style is the best predicator of project success compared to Transactional leadership style and Laissez-faire leadership style. Finally, the study concludes by recommending the bank to encourage the consideration
and adoption of Transformational leadership style in the implementation of IT projects
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Leadership style, IT project success