Nauman, Shazia, Musawir, Ata Ul, Malik, Sania Zahra, and Munir, Hina (2022) Servant Leadership and Project Success: Unleashing the Missing Links of Work Engagement, Project Work Withdrawal, and Project Identification. Project Management Journal, 53 (3). pp. 257-276.

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Abstract

Employing self-determination and social identification theories, we examined how servant leadership, which focuses on employees’ needs, influences project success. Based on 453 responses from project team leader–project team member dyads working in a single organization, our findings suggest that servant leadership enhances project success predominantly by mitigating project work withdrawal, rather than accentuating work engagement. Additionally, when team members’ project identification is high, the servant leadership–work engagement relationship is weakened, whereas the servant leadership–project work withdrawal relationship is strengthened. We contribute to the nascent literature that positions servant leadership as an effective style in the project context.

Item ID:	90343
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1938-9507
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Date Deposited:	27 Jan 2026 02:59
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