Discussion
This research study has two primary objectives. First is to explore the prevalent leadership style in project environment. Secondly, to propose a model for effective project management.
The results of t test in our study found that concern for task is not higher in more global projects as compared to less global projects p>.05, thus negate the work of earlier researches (Chidambaram and Bostrom, 1993; Walther, 1995). Moreover, the results show no significance for concern for people in less global than more global projects thus negating the work of previous research p>.05 (Chidambaram and Bostrom, 1993; Walther, 1995). Our research findings indeed support the work of Kayworth and Leidner (2001) that both relationship oriented and task oriented behavior are important for more global as well as less global leaders in project environment. However, further analysis of the items of concern for task and concern for people demonstrates few differences in less and more global projects. It shows that importance for accomplishing goals or task, managing time efficiently, practically applying new concepts/procedures in work learnt through reading articles, books, and trade journals about profession and respect for other people's boundaries are found to be higher in more global than less global projects (p>.05).
We can therefore, from the aforementioned discussion, conclude that both leadership behaviors are equally important and practiced in more global and less global projects thus leading to project management effectiveness.