Tài liệu tham khảo về báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học: TÁC năng lực NHÂN LỰC VỀ THỰC HIỆN DỰ ÁN CÁC DỰ ÁN HẠ TẦNG VIỆT NAM. | TẠP CHÍ PHÁT TRIỂN KH CN TẬP 10 SÓ 08 - 2007 THE EFFECT OF HUMAN RESOURCE COMPETENCIES ON PROJECT PERFORMANCE IN VIETNAMESE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS Cao Hao Thi 1 Fredric William Swierczek 2 1 University of Technology VNU-HCM 2 Asian Institute of Technology Thailand ABSTRACT This study develops a conceptual framework for determining the components of human resource competencies and project performance. The effects of human resource competencies on project performance are identified. The scope of the study is limited to infrastructure projects in Vietnam. The sample consisted of 239 project members and managers currently involved in infrastructure projects in Vietnam. In the conceptual framework of this study the indicators of project performance are cost time technical performance and customer satisfaction as used in previous studies. The key components of human resource competencies are mainly based on indicators developed by Belassi and Tukel 1 . These components are project manager competencies and team member competencies. The relationships in the conceptual framework were analyzed by Structural Equation Modeling SEM techniques with the application of SPSS and AMOS software. The results indicated that the human resource competencies demonstrate a significantly positive influence on project performance. Keywords Human Resource Competencies Project Performance Vietnam. 1. INTRODUCTION Since 1980 many academics and practitioners have agreed that human resource management is one of the most crucial elements of an organization s success. Project management has become a key activity in most modern organizations 2 . The Project Management Institute in its official definition of Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK included human resource management as one of nine fundamental basic functions of project management 3 . However the results of the empirical studies conducted by Pinto and Prescott 4 and by Belout and Gauvreau 2 contradict this emphasis. Pinto and .
