Abstract
Based on an analysis of 272 peer-reviewed articles on project management
communication, the authors found that only four percent of the articles
advanced project management communication toward a better contemporary
understanding of the complexity of communication. The authors posit that
project management communication research needs a new research agenda
based on complex responsive processes of relating. The new research
agenda proposal comprises three major areas of study: emotional
intelligence; communication complexity theories; and complexity
leadership. Adopting the new project management communication research
agenda will help establish more effective communication tools and
methods for project management practitioners while providing new
research opportunities for communication scholars.