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The Effects of R&D Project Managers' Leadership on Product Development Performance: Focused on the Mediating Effects of Project Sponsor Roles

R&D 프로젝트 관리자의 리더십이 제품개발 성과에 미치는 영향: 프로젝트 스폰서 역할의 매개효과를 중심으로

  • Received : 2019.08.26
  • Accepted : 2020.01.03
  • Published : 2020.01.31
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Abstract

This study examined the effects of the R&D project managers' leadership on the product development performance. A survey was carried out empirically on a group of 175 experts associated with project management R&D operations in the field of manufacturing, construction engineering, shipbuilding, plant, and IT. The survey results showed that the effects of the R&D project managers' leadership on the product development performance were not significant, and the mediating effects of the project sponsor roles were significant. This means that the leadership of leaders, which requires efficient control and management based on complicated intergroup relationships and roles, is important in a project involving experts from the professional field. This suggests that the efficient leadership of leaders can improve the performance through the cooperation of members in the organization and aggregation of their core competencies in a limited time. Overall, the key results of this study mean that project leaders should play an active mediating role to maximize their leadership and enhance the role of project sponsors. In addition, the mediating role of project sponsors has an effect on the leadership of project managers, affecting the project performance quality.

본 연구는 R&D 프로젝트 관리자의 리더십이 제품개발성과에 미치는 영향력을 밝히는데 목적을 갖고 프로젝트관리 R&D업무와 관련된 전문가집단(제조, 건설 엔지니어링, 조선, 플랜트, 정보통신)분야 175명을 대상으로 실증 조사하였다. 조사결과를 보면 R&D 프로젝트 관리자의 리더십이 제품 개발 성과에 미치는 영향은 유의하지 않은 것으로 나타났으며 프로젝트 스폰서 역할의 매개효과는 유의적인 것으로 나타났다. 이는 다양한 전문분야별 전문가의 참여로 구성되는 프로젝트에 있어 집단 간 복잡한 관계와 역할에 따른 효율적인 통제와 관리가 요구되는 리더의 리더십이 중요함을 나타낸 것을 의미한다. 리더의 효율적인 리더십에 의해 조직 내 구성원들의 협력과 제한된 시간 내 핵심역량의 결집을 통해 성과를 높일 수 있음을 시사한 것으로 평가할 수 있다. 종합하면 본 연구의 핵심 결과는 프로젝트 관리자의 리더십 극대화를 위해 프로젝트 스폰서의 역할증진을 위해 프로젝트 리더와 관련된 매개적 역할을 적극적으로 수행해야 함을 의미하고 프로젝트 스폰서의 매개역할은 프로젝트 관리자의 리더십에 영향을 줌으로 프로젝트 관리자의 리더십에 영향을 미쳐 최종적으로 프로젝트 성과 품질에 영향을 끼치는 것으로 요약할 수 있다.

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