AN ASSESSMENT OF SHARED LEADERSHIP AND TEAM PERFORMANCE IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NIGERIA

📄 Project Abstract

Recently, the concept of shared leadership has begun to receive a level of prominence, especially in other sectors of the economy. Though, of course, prior researches have since proven that teams with shared leadership structure tend to outperform (by a significant measure) those without it, particularly those with traditional vertical leadership structure. Nonetheless, despite the laudable pros derivable from shared leadership and the embellishes it brings to team performance, the Construction industry is yet to fully appreciate its uniqueness and practically embrace its applicability. To address this issue, this research assessed shared leadership and team performance in construction projects in Nigeria by identifying the various metric used in measuring shared leadership and also that of team performance, assessed the extent to which shared leadership is exhibited in construction project team and determined the most influencing factors. Additionally, the research also determined the...