The Effect of Project Managers’ Behavioral Competencies on Improving Environmental Sustainability in the Execution Phase of Building Construction Projects
Zhumabayeva, Dilnaz (2024)
2024
Bachelor's Programme in Sustainable Urban Development
Rakennetun ympäristön tiedekunta - Faculty of Built Environment
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2024-05-29
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202405246268
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202405246268
Tiivistelmä
The building and construction sector is accountable for a dominant of energy- and process-related carbon emissions globally. As urbanization is taking place, there is an urgent need to improve the environmental sustainability of building construction projects, with sustainable decision-making processes in building construction influenced by project managers who are in leadership positions. However, while the technical skills of project managers can vary depending on the project scope, behavioral competencies remain the same and play a key role in project managers’ efficiency and constructive interaction with project participants. Therefore, this thesis aims to contribute to the existing literature on the influence of project managers’ behavioral competencies on improving environmental sustainability in building construction projects.
The data was collected from an online questionnaire, where 10 construction project managers evaluated to what extent each of 36 behavioral competencies can influence each of the 5 environmental sustainability indicators. Descriptive statistics of the results were analyzed. As a result, a map of the 8 key influential behavioral competencies on the improvement of environmental sustainability of building construction projects was developed.
The findings reveal eight behavioral competencies which substantially enable project managers in improving environmental sustainability in the execution phase of building construction projects. These eight competencies are problem solving, strategic thinking, commitment, leadership, seeking information, management, communication, and production efficiency.
The obtained results suggest that the identified highly influential competencies on environmental sustainability improvement are mostly related to project managers’ abilities in building effective interpersonal relationships with project participants. This study's findings can be useful for the selection and recruitment of project managers, their professional development, and educational programs.
The data was collected from an online questionnaire, where 10 construction project managers evaluated to what extent each of 36 behavioral competencies can influence each of the 5 environmental sustainability indicators. Descriptive statistics of the results were analyzed. As a result, a map of the 8 key influential behavioral competencies on the improvement of environmental sustainability of building construction projects was developed.
The findings reveal eight behavioral competencies which substantially enable project managers in improving environmental sustainability in the execution phase of building construction projects. These eight competencies are problem solving, strategic thinking, commitment, leadership, seeking information, management, communication, and production efficiency.
The obtained results suggest that the identified highly influential competencies on environmental sustainability improvement are mostly related to project managers’ abilities in building effective interpersonal relationships with project participants. This study's findings can be useful for the selection and recruitment of project managers, their professional development, and educational programs.
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