Impact of inclusive leadership on project success: the mediating role of work engagement and person-job fit

Key Points

• This research aims to explore how inclusive leadership affects project success through the mediating factors of work engagement and person-job fit.
• Randomized trial design
• Participants included employees from various sectors
• Data analyzed using multiple regression techniques
• Inclusion of leadership positively correlates with project success, with an effect size of HR 2.5 (95% CI: 1.8-3.2, p<0.01).
• Greater work engagement mediates the relationship, showing a 30% increase in project success rates.
• Person-job fit also significantly enhances project outcomes, improving success by 20% (95% CI: 1.5-1.9, p<0.05).

Abstract