The influence of transactional leadership and soft skill project manager to project success factor in the Indonesia construction industry

Abstract

The Indonesian government in the next 5 years will focus on infrastructure development and also human resources. The need for construction human resources is huge, considering that infrastructure development, especially for the new National Capital, can be implemented well. In the field of building construction, project implementation requires not only good scheduling, knowledge and technical skills but also human resource management. This is because the project organization involves many stakeholders, one of which is the project team. In large-scale projects with high complexity require project manager skills in leading projects to achieve goals. Leadership is a part of skill competency that is classified as soft skills for project managers. And the transactional leadership style is part of the leadership that is widely applied in Indonesia. Therefore, the authors examine the effect of transactional leadership and soft skills on project managers on the factors that influence project success in Indonesia. This research using questionnaires and addressed to construction companies in Indonesia and processed by SEM (Structural Equation Modelling) - PLS method.