Abstract:
The paper addresses the values-based leadership skills,
values and concepts of ethical project management
professionals, and, considers the applicability of this
leadership construct to the processes of managing major
projects in different industries and applications. The
purpose of the research study is to determine the suitability
of a values-based leadership approach for leading project
teams, with a focus on improving the partnerships within
industrial programs. The main research question addressed is:"Can the application of values-based leadership skills, values
and concepts improve the processes of project management,
especially within project-driven industries?" A follow on to
this research question is the hypothesis of: "Values-based
leadership skills, values, and concepts are highly applicable
to the processes of project management, in particular, in the
leading of programs from concept through completion." The
study assesses the eleven leadership values postulated in the
criteria for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (2013)
as means to establish an ethical rubric within project-driven
industries. Additionally, the paper reviews the six core principles
of values-based leadership postulated by G.W. Fairholm (1998).
The research study uses a quantitative approach (survey) to
assess the critical elements of this topic. On previous research
performed on this topic, a mixed methods approach was found
appropriate to identify the values shared between the leader
and followers (qualitative), review the values-base for the
particular application (quantitative), and compare the leader's
ethical values with the organization (mixed methods).
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