Abstract
In recent past the investigations on connection between leadership and emotional intelligence have become significant and one of the most attentive subject in any organization and management research. However, very few studies have addressed the role of personality traits in the relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness. This study therefore, was designed to examine the interceding impact of personality traits between the relationship of emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness among managers. The study was carried out with a sample of 260 male executive heads and managers of different organizations in Multan. Their age range was between 32 and 60 years. All the participants provided data on three questionnaires; Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, Ten Item Personality Inventory, and Leadership Effectiveness Scale along with a demographic variable sheet. Results indicated that the emotional intelligence significantly predicted the leadership effectiveness. Emotional intelligence was found significantly correlated with personality traits of emotional stability and extraversion. Results pertaining to personality traits indicated that emotional stability and extraversion personality traits were further positively correlated with effective leadership. Findings suggested that personality traits of emotional stability and extraversion played mediating roles between the relationship of emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness among heads and managers. The study findings have the implications for the organizations while assigning the task of leadership to the new recruitments by keeping their level of emotional intelligence and personality traits for effective leadership. Limitations and future recommendations are also discussed.
Highlights
Background of the StudyA person’s ability that allows him/her to utilize knowledge, facilitates abstract thinking, and helps in coping with novel and hard situation is known as intelligence (Gardener, 1993)
Findings suggest that emotional intelligence is significantly positively correlated with leadership effectiveness (r = .21), personality traits of extroversion (r = .45), emotional stability (r = .46), and agreeableness (r = .19), while is significantly negatively correlated with openness to experience (r = -.20)
Results further demonstrate that leadership effectiveness is significantly associated with personality traits of extroversion (r = .62), openness to experience (r = .20), and emotional stability (r = .29)
Summary
A person’s ability that allows him/her to utilize knowledge, facilitates abstract thinking, and helps in coping with novel and hard situation is known as intelligence (Gardener, 1993). Intelligence is considered as a general ability of an individual to employ his ideas rationally, to act consistently, and to handle expeditiously with circumstances (Weschler, 1958). The construct of emotional intelligence has found unparalleled interest of researchers (Goleman, 1995). Several training modules to enhance emotional intelligence and various courses have been developed and introduced at all levels. To define what exactly emotional intelligence is, many schools of thought exist. Emotional intelligence is defined as capability of understanding and regulating emotions of ourselves and others (Goleman, 2001)
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