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Leadership Behaviors in Matrix Environments

Jerry Wellman, PMPView all authors and affiliations
Volume 38, Issue 2
https://doi.org/10.1177/875697280703800207

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Previous research has helped us under-stand the role of program managers in the matrix organization but little has been done to provide a framework for understanding the senior management role. This research offers a step toward better understanding that role. Grounded theory research methods were used to analyze organizational artifacts and interview transcripts from an aero-space business division of a major Fortune 100 corporation. The findings asserted that five critical behavior constructs, Empowerment, Support, Decision-Making, Flexibility, and Communications, were instrumental in matrix organizational performance and were strongly influenced by senior leadership behavior.

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Volume 38, Issue 2
Pages: 62 - 74
Article first published: June 2007
Issue published: June 2007

Keywords

  1. matrix
  2. matrix management
  3. multi-project management
  4. organizational structure

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Jerry Wellman, PMP
Honeywell International
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JERRY WELLEMAN, PMP, is vice president of the Military Segment of Honeywell International. He has 32 years experience as an engineer, a program manager, and an aerospace business unit leader. He also holds a BSEE in electrical engineering, an MBA in business administration, an MA in human and organizational development, and a PhD in human and organization systems. He is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Academy of Management, and the Program Management Institute. He is also a certified Program Management Professional.

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