The Influence of Innovativeness on the Success of Projects: Exploring the Moderating Effect of Project Manager Competency

Abstract

The success of projects is becoming more and more dependent on innovation in the fast-paced commercial world of today. This study examines the connection between innovation and project success, emphasizing the moderating effect of project manager competency. Survey data was collected from 250 respondents and analysis was undertaken. The data reveal a substantial positive link between innovativeness and project success, implying that organizations that value innovation are more likely to achieve excellent project outcomes. Furthermore, the statistics show that this connection is tempered by the project manager's competency. More precisely, innovativeness has a positive effect on project success, which is exacerbated by highly competent project managers. These outcomes have important implications for practice and theory. From a theoretical approach, they contribute to our understanding of the aspects that drive success of the project and highlight the need of addressing both organizational innovation culture and project manager capability. Practically speaking, the findings show the need of investing in both innovation activities and project manager training and development to improve project success rates. This study has a few limitations: it only looks at one component of entrepreneurial orientation and does not explore the mediator influence, which opens up new avenues of exploration.