A Study of non cognitive skills found in construction project managers inherited success factors in managing a project
Keywords:
Construction Project Manager, Cognitive Skills, Non Cognitive Skills, Success FactorsAbstract
This research aimed to study 1) relationships between construction project managers’ Non Cognitive Skills (NCS): Self Resilience, Self Control, and Social Skills and the success factors in managing a construction project 2) relationships between NCS and construction project managers’ characteristics. The data were collected from 60 construction project managers (CPM) using a closed-ended questionnaire and analyzing using statistical tools.
The results showed that the amount of success factors possessed in CPM correlated with Self Resilience, Social Skills on Social Control at a moderate level; while Social Skills (Emotional Sensitivity, Social Expressivity, Social Sensitivity) were related at a low level. The CPMs with a master’s degree education had higher Social Skills in Emotional Expression than a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and the CPMs with a master’s degree education had higher Social Skills in Emotional Sensitivity and Social Sensitivity than the CPMs with a diploma degree.
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