The Relationship Between Project Organizational Culture and Projects Performance in Construction Industry of United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Cultural influence in project management has recently been given a lot of attention by academics due to its vital role in the success or failure of projects. Numerous empirical studies have looked at how culture affects project management in the construction industry, but it is uncommon to look at organizational culture at the project level. The objective of this study is to assess the relationship between the project organizational culture and project performance in the construction industry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) based on a work-practice perspective. A total of 124 recently concluded construction projects in the UAE were examined to determine the relationship between project culture and performance through specific data gathering through questionnaires. The significant positive relationship between project organizational culture and project performance has been made clear in this paper. The findings reveal that contractor commitment-related factors are the most important cultural factor influence overall project performance, while authority-related factors which was ranked a lowest impact on project performance. The findings of this study help professionals in the construction industry put practices in place to improve the culture at the project level, which can help to improve the performance and success of construction projects.