Navigating Sustainability Tensions: Ambidextrous Leadership’s Impact on Sustainable Project Performance

Abstract

This research examined how ambidextrous leadership may affect sustainable project performance within the district Sargodha, Pakistan. Based on the ambidexterity theory and dynamic capabilities, this study posed serial mediating roles of green knowledge sharing and green innovation. The sample size comprised 250 project managers and team members from agriculture and construction sectors where the sustainability issues such as water conservation and environmentally friendly practices are eminent. Through structural equation modeling and regression analysis, the findings show that ambidextrous leadership has a positive influence on sustainable project performance both directly and indirectly by green knowledge also in case of green innovation. The serial mediation direction is corroborated, and environmental characteristics mediate the relationships. The results aid in the interpretation of leadership of sustainable projects in developing states and have practical implication on the improvement of green practices in the project-based industries.

Keywords : Ambidextrous Leadership, Green Knowledge, Green Innovation, Sustainable Project Performance, Sargodha, Pakistan