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Beyond Tech: The Human Element in Industry 5.0 Projects

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The aim of this article is to address the current knowledge gap in key soft skills required when managing projects in an Industry 5.0 context. Using a survey questionnaire, key social, emotional, and behavioral skills were identified and framed through the theoretical lenses of the Big Five personality traits and Schwartz’s personal values theories. The findings highlight the growing relevance of emotional resilience, innovation, cooperation, and social engagement, reflecting personality qualities such as openness to experience and agreeableness and personal values such as self-direction, universalism, and hedonism. The professional identity of project managers is posited to evolve concomitantly.

Source: Project Management Journal

DOI: 10.1177/87569728251349774

Authors: José M. R. C. A. Santos, Filipa S. Freitas, Gabriela Fernandes

Institutions: Universidade Politécnica de Bragança, University of Coimbra

Language: English

Topic: Construction Project Management and Performance

Subfield: Management Science and Operations Research

Field: Decision Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,900

Funder: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia