AbstractThe purpose of this study is to examine the effect of strategic and employee factors on
the project performance of Iraqi public construction projects. The study also aims to
determine the mediating effect of knowledge transfer and the moderating effect of
safety and experience. A total of 221 responses were collected from project managers,
civil engineers, site managers, and architects. The findings indicated that strategic
factor and their dimensions (β = 0.300, t=4.889,p..