Governing behavioral integration of top management team in megaprojects: A social capital perspective

Behavioral integration (BI), or the extent to which top management team (TMT) members engage in collective interactions, is a critical element for achieving business success corporate that has rarely been examined megaproject studies. The organizational complexities of megaprojects contribute biases TMT's behavior. This study presents team-level analysis drivers BI through theoretical lens social capital. Based on survey conducted with 128 senior managers from 48 megaprojects, results showed (1) both structural and cognitive dimensions capital have significantly positive effect BI, dimension being more influential; (2) relational partial BI; (3) affective commitment plays mediating role bridges BI. These findings shed new light cultivating interactions among TMT governing megaprojects.