Environmental Leader Competencies for Successful Project Management: A Bibliometric and Systematic Review

Abstract

This paper examines the competencies that an environmental activist should develop to promote successful project management in the community. A systematic bibliometric review of the literature was carried out, recognizing the scientific production in relation to the competencies of the environmental activist for the management of successful projects in the community. A conceptual synthesis is presented in relation to the competencies of the environmental activist for the management of successful projects in the community; and approaches in the development of competencies of the environmental leader are identified. Twenty one research papers on environmental leadership and environmental project management were analyzed. The results show that this type of leader must have common characteristics in the development of any type of leadership, such as the ability to organize people, to influence changes in people’s behavior, and to generate action guidelines that can be replicated by followers. The environmental leader must have the ability to promote awareness of environmental problems in the communities, establishing himself as an example to follow, and strengthening the development of continuous spaces for participation in which the experiences, knowledge and expertise of all the people who are part of the community are considered.