Effects of Manager’s Soft Skills on Project performance: A Case Study of lindi Jumbo Ore Reserve and Mineral Resource Project.

Mwakagomele, Gibson Hosea (2022) Effects of Manager’s Soft Skills on Project performance: A Case Study of lindi Jumbo Ore Reserve and Mineral Resource Project. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study examined the effect of manager’s soft skills on project performance of Jumbo mining project in Lindi Tanzania. Four specific objectives guided this study; to determine the Effect of manager’s work ethics on project performance, to determine the effects of c manager’s communication skills on project performance, to determine the effect of manager’s Leadership skills on project performance and to determine the effect of manager’s problem solving skills on project performance. The study used quantitative approach and a case study design. Questionnaires were used to collect data from 118 respondents. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and linear regression analysis were used to analyse data. The study found that manger’s ethic has a positive, significantly related to project performance, the study concluded that manager’s communication skills are significantly and positively affect project performance, the study concluded manager’s leadership skills have a significant positive effect on project performance and lastly it was that found that manager’s problem solving skills have significant positive effect on project performance. The study recommends that mangers should maintain high ethics and integrity. Improve good communication skills, practice good leadership skills and becomes proactive in problem solving. Keywords: Soft skills, Ethics, communication skills, leadership skills, problem solving skills and project performance

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