Title: Antecedents of construction project performance and contingent role of prosocial behaviour

Authors: Syed Arslan Haider; Mário Nuno Mata; Shehnaz Tehseen; José Moleiro Martins

Addresses: Department of Management, Sunway University Business School (SUBS), Sunway University, No. 5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia ' Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Lisboa (ISCAL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Avenida Miguel Bombarda 20, 1069-035 Lisbon, Portugal; Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, School of Management and Technology (ESGTS-IPS), 2001-904 Santarém, Portugal ' Department of Management, Sunway University Business School (SUBS), Sunway University, No 5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia ' Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Lisboa (ISCAL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Avenida Miguel Bombarda 20, 1069-035 Lisbon, Portugal; Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Business Research Unit (BRU-IUL), 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal

Abstract: The purpose of this research study is to empirically test the impact of mastery climate (MC) on project performance (PP) through the mediating role of collaboration in team (CIT) and moderating role of prosocial behaviour (PSB). The probability random sampling technique and two-time lags T1 = 327 and T2 = 300 was used to collect data from employees working in project-based construction companies of Pakistan. Partial least squares-structural equation modelling (Smart PLS SEM v.3.2.8) software was used to test hypotheses. The result indicates that MC has a significant and positive impact on PP. Also, CIT is considered as a potential mediator between MC and PP. However, findings indicate that PSB positive effects on project performance at T1 but after passing time at T2 negative effects on project performance. Furthermore, study significantly contributes to the area of research in the domain of project management. In the end, the implications for project managers and future research are discussed.

Keywords: mastery climate; collaboration in team; CIT; prosocial behaviour; project performance.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEBR.2024.138872

International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 2024 Vol.27 No.4, pp.588 - 606

Received: 26 Jul 2021
Accepted: 06 Oct 2021
Published online: 03 Jun 2024 *

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