TITLE:
Factors Affecting Turnaround Maintenance Project Success in Yemeni Oil and Gas Industries with a Moderating Role of Leader Personality Traits
AUTHORS:
Abdulaziz Al-Khulaqi, Maged Al-Dubai, Zakarya Mohsen Al-Hodiany
KEYWORDS:
Turnaround Maintenance, Project Success, Project Management, Economic Resilience, and Leader Personality Traits
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.12 No.1,
January
31,
2024
ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate the critical factors
influencing the success of Turnaround Maintenance (TAM) projects in the Yemeni
Oil and Gas industry. Despite existing research on turnaround maintenance (TAM)
projects in the oil and gas industry, there is a significant knowledge gap in
identifying critical success factors and addressing management-related factors,
particularly in the context of the Yemeni oil and gas sector. This calls for
further exploration of TAM success determinants, focusing on management
practices, stakeholder perspectives, and context-specific challenges to improve
the reliability and efficiency of TAM projects in the industry. The study
collected data from 386 participants through a structured questionnaire and
analyzed the data using the Partial Least Square method to test ten hypotheses.
In this study, a stratified sampling procedure was employed, selecting
individuals involved in TAM-related
activities across various departments to obtain a representative sample
and gain insights into the current practices and future trends in their organizations. The findings revealed that
organizational factors did not have a significant effect on TAM project
success, while human resource-related
factors, project management factors, project factors, and leader personality traits were identified as critical
factors for successful TAM projects. The study also found that leader
personality traits had a significant moderating
effect on the relationship between critical success factors and TAM
project success. The study’s findings have several practical implications, such
as improving the selection and training of TAM project leaders and emphasizing the importance of human resource management
and project management practices. Additionally, the study provides academic implications,
particularly for researchers interested in investigating the critical factors
for TAM project success in other contexts. The study’s limitations and
recommendations for future research were also discussed. Overall, this study
contributes to the understanding of critical success factors for TAM projects
in the Yemeni Oil and Gas industry.