Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine how project governance influences project success. According to the authors, such an effect is mediated by organizational support and project team cohesion. The direct and indirect effects of organizational support and project team cohesion provided helpful information. The authors’ objective is to contribute to the project management knowledge of how project team cohesion plays a significant role in project success.

Design/methodology/approach

Data were collected from 350 employees working in Pakistan’s oil and gas industry. Four prime oil and gas exploration companies were selected as samples based on their contribution to the revenue. SPSS v23 and AMOS v23 were used for constructing structural equation modeling and path analysis to examine the direct and indirect effects.

Findings

The results revealed that project governance is positively related to project success. Furthermore, organizational support and project team cohesion mediated the relationship between project governance and project success.

Originality/value

Team cohesion has been primarily a topic of interest in sports psychology literature, education and medical sciences. There is an expressed need to investigate team cohesion issues in the broad domain of organizational development, specifically the project management literature. This study contributed by discussing team cohesion in the project context. Second, project governance was investigated using the conservation of resources theory. The lens of intellectual capital was applied to examine intangible resources of project governance like rules, regulations and directives for project success.

中文翻译：

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项目治理对项目成功的影响，具有组织支持和项目团队凝聚力的中介作用

目的

本研究的目的是确定项目治理如何影响项目成功。根据作者的说法，这种影响是由组织支持和项目团队凝聚力调节的。组织支持和项目团队凝聚力的直接和间接影响提供了有用的信息。作者的目标是促进项目管理知识，了解项目团队凝聚力如何在项目成功中发挥重要作用。

设计/方法/方法

数据来自在巴基斯坦石油和天然气行业工作的 350 名员工。根据对收入的贡献，选择了四家主要油气勘探公司作为样本。SPSS v23和AMOS v23用于构建结构方程建模和路径分析，以检查直接和间接影响。

发现

结果表明，项目治理与项目成功呈正相关。此外，组织支持和项目团队凝聚力调节了项目治理与项目成功之间的关系。

原创性/价值

团队凝聚力主要是运动心理学文献、教育和医学科学中感兴趣的话题。在组织发展的广泛领域，特别是项目管理文献中，有一个明确的需要调查团队凝聚力问题。本研究通过讨论项目背景下的团队凝聚力做出了贡献。其次，利用资源节约理论对项目治理进行了研究。智力资本的视角被应用于检查项目治理的无形资源，如项目成功的规则、法规和指令。