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Effects of Project Manager Competency on Green Construction Performance: The Chinese Context

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  • Peidong Sang

    (School of Management Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Licheng District, Jinan 250101, China)

  • Jinjian Liu

    (School of Management Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Licheng District, Jinan 250101, China)

  • Lin Zhang

    (School of Management Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Licheng District, Jinan 250101, China)

  • Lingqiao Zheng

    (Department of Urban Studies and Planning, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK)

  • Haona Yao

    (School of Management Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Licheng District, Jinan 250101, China)

  • Yanjie Wang

    (School of Management Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Licheng District, Jinan 250101, China)

Abstract

Project manager competency is a key factor determining the success of a project. With the deterioration of the environment, green buildings have come into being. Compared to traditional buildings, green buildings encounter more complex problems during the construction process, and project managers are faced with greater challenges. Existing research on the evaluation of project manager competency based on green building construction (GBC) is scarce. Thus, the aim of this paper is to evaluate project manager competency for green construction. By means of a literature review and a focus group meeting, the key success factors of green buildings and project manager competency were determined. Thereafter, a questionnaire survey was used to investigate people’s understanding of the importance of project manager skills. Structural equation modeling was selected to test the hypotheses. The results demonstrate that China is in the infancy of GBC development. Leadership and organization, target management, and emotional intelligence of project managers are considered to be important factors that affect green construction performance. The results of this study provide a theoretical basis for the selection of excellent project managers for GBC.

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  • Peidong Sang & Jinjian Liu & Lin Zhang & Lingqiao Zheng & Haona Yao & Yanjie Wang, 2018. "Effects of Project Manager Competency on Green Construction Performance: The Chinese Context," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-17, September.
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