Abstract—This study aims to formulate a project manager’s
leadership competency to manage megaproject’s complexity.
Through qualitative literature exploration, this study integrates
seven organizational leadership theories to develop megaproject
leadership competency. Technical, emotional social and
adaptive competencies are proposed as components of
megaproject leadership competency that are crucial for
managing structural, social, and emergent complexity. This
study contributes to scholarship by giving insight into the
leadership theories that potentially expanded the megaproject
realm. For the practitioners, among others the project manager,
this study gives a description of competencies that could be
considered for managing megaproject complexity.
Index Terms—Competency, complexity, leadership,
megaproject.
R. W. Damayanti is with the Department of Mechanical and Industrial
Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. She is also
with the Industrial Engineering, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta,
Indonesia (e-mail: retno.wulan.d@mail.ugm.ac.id, rwd@ft.uns.ac.id).
B. Hartono and A. R. Wijaya are with the Industrial Engineering Study
Program, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Universitas
Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta, Indonesia (e-mail: boed@ugm.ac.id,
andi.wijaya@ugm.ac.id).
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Cite: R. W. Damayanti, B. Hartono, and A. R. Wijaya, "Leadership Competency for Megaproject‘s Complexity Management: A Conceptual Study," International Journal of Innovation, Management and Technology vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 68-74, 2021.
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