Influence of Leadership Style on Information Systems Project Outcomes

Abstract

ABSTRACT Recent studies on information systems development have focused more on project management methods such as Agile and Kanban. These styles are often implemented at an organizational level. We study project leadership styles at an individual level to see whether different leadership styles can be employed with different types of employees and genders to improve project performance. We found that the participative style positively impacted the psychological outcome. In turn, the psychological outcome positively affected the internal efficiencies of the project. The results also showed that the participative leadership style showed a higher level of psychological satisfaction for females. The directive leadership style had an adverse effect on in-house employees but a positive effect on outsourced employees. These differences highlight how project managers should manage these groups differently to achieve desired project outcomes