International Journal of Engineering Business Management (Feb 2024)

The impact of emotional intelligence on project success: Mediating role of team cohesiveness and moderating role of organizational culture

  • Woramol Chaowarat Watanabe,
  • Muhammad Shafiq,
  • M. Javid Nawaz,
  • Irfan Saleem,
  • Sonia Nazeer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/18479790241232508
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16

Abstract

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This study set out to determine how Emotional Intelligence (EI) impacts the success of construction projects. This study showed that organisational culture has a role in moderating the relationship between team cohesion and project success, and its significance in this regard was also examined. Workers on several construction projects in Pakistan were contacted and provided information for this study. The data was analysed utilising the regression analysis in SPSS and partial least squares in SMART PLS, and it has been found that emotional intelligence significantly influences project success. Relationships between emotional intelligence and project success are both favourable and statistically significant. Emotionally astute colleagues can help teams to build stronger bonds with one another. Furthermore, the organisational culture positively and significantly impacts the relationship between a successful project and a cohesive team.