Abstract

Project success despite of being frequently discussed topic in the literature of project management, is rarely agreed upon by the recent researchers. Continuous efforts are being indulged by the researchers and organizations to find out those factors that contribute significantly toward project success, project leadership and top management support is also prominent among them. The recipe of this study is to theoretically support the fortification of top management support on relationship between project leadership and project success. The study addresses this theoretical gap by discussing the different aspects of project leadership with and without top management support on relationship with project success.

Keywords:

Project leadership , project success , top management support,

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