THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES ON PROJECT SUCCESS, IN THE CASE OF ETHIOPIAN DEFENSE CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISE, ADDIS ABABA.

Abstract

The main objective of the study is to examine the effect of leadership competencies on project success at Ethiopian Defense Construction Enterprise. The study identified five aspects of leadership competencies and investigate their effect on project success. The specific objectives of the study are to determine the effect of leadership styles, skills, traits, control and experience on project success. Explanatory research design is adopted for this study. The study targets a population of 126 respondents who are involving in the implementation of Ethiopian Defense Construction Enterprise projects in Addis Ababa and a sample size of 88 respondents are considered. Proportional stratified random sampling used to sample and select the respondents. Data were collected through questionnaire developed within the context of the cited publications and specialized journals which were delivered in hand and sent via email to the respondents. Quantitative data were collected and analyzed by the use of statistics such as frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations, classical hypothesis test, correlational matrix, normality test, and regression analysis. In addition, the study conducts analytical hierarchical process to establish the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. Qualitative data were used through content analysis.