AKINBODE, James
Department of Industrial Relations & Personnel Management, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria
OWOEYE, Olumide,
Department of Sociology, Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria
OLU-OGUNLEYE, Itunu
3Department of Human Resource Management, Elizade University, Ilara Mokin, Ondo State,
Nigeria
ABORISADE, Femi
Department of Marketing, Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State, Nigeria
Corresponding Author: james.akinbode@bowen.edu.ng
ABSTRACT
Across the world, projects are often conceived and desired to be timely executed. However, not
every project conceived is successfully executed due to one reason or the other. This study
examined collaborative communication and project leadership effectiveness in Lagos State. The
study specifically sought to: identify empirical findings trend on project leadership effectiveness;
explore components of collaborative communication in project leadership effectiveness;
determine the significant impact of collaborative communication on successful project delivery;
and develop a conceptual model linking collaborative communication to project leadership
effectiveness. To achieve these objectives, the study adopted extensive literature review and
survey design approach. Related papers were reviewed to know what holds in the literature and
specific public projects were targeted for the survey. Four projects were selected and one
hundred and fifty (150) participated in the study through the administration of structured
questionnaire. Analysis was carried out through systematic review of papers and statistical
means (simple frequency percentage, mean and standard deviation). The findings established by
tracing empirical findings of trend on project leadership effectiveness, reviewing specific
components of collaborative communication in project leadership effectiveness, correlating the
impact of collaborative communication on successful project delivery and evolved conceptual
model of collaborative communication and project leadership effectiveness. It was concluded
that advancing concrete recommendations on how to promote collaborative communication
towards ensuring project leadership effectiveness (PLE).
Keywords: Collaborative communication, Project, project leadership effectiveness